tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66294025331882647132024-03-04T23:39:45.969-08:00My Classic MotorcycleClassic motorcycling at its best. Riding, restoring, racing and enjoying all things on two wheelsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-56893422893451159002023-11-26T16:21:00.000-08:002023-11-27T04:38:34.915-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Greenwich Concours d'Elegance </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">The Greenwich Concours takes place at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in beautiful Greenwich, CT during the first weekend of June. The waterfront location provides an ideal background for the myriad cars and motorcycles that come from all points across the United States to be judged and displayed. Owned and managed by Hagerty, the Greenwich continues a decade long tradition of showing motorcycles both on Saturday and Sunday. This year it was the <i>Best of Britain</i> and <i>Exotic Italians</i> that wowed the crowds. As it's vital for the judges to hear the vehicles running when assessing the entries, there was always an enthusiastic group quick to gather to hear the sounds of rare and historically important machines running. Here's a few of my favorite two wheelers. </p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2ieLUuVYNKyfLtTCffCpLlxjByHAjCUlTA_wATBbyjO5WYIgITnDUG8EG6e0NJnvTpmHnnYP2OZJWF82dTN3yKbsQUN6PGn9RgQcy98ohi-QScHK4lxOdsQIZQdGLXhWgwMax7rSDk65mLXYAKraTdDU3sujPKjzMCIAFo-gJ2f377HbPt_1LmBAfDz_/s640/IMG_7729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="640" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2ieLUuVYNKyfLtTCffCpLlxjByHAjCUlTA_wATBbyjO5WYIgITnDUG8EG6e0NJnvTpmHnnYP2OZJWF82dTN3yKbsQUN6PGn9RgQcy98ohi-QScHK4lxOdsQIZQdGLXhWgwMax7rSDk65mLXYAKraTdDU3sujPKjzMCIAFo-gJ2f377HbPt_1LmBAfDz_/w479-h427/IMG_7729.jpg" width="479" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christopher Minks demonstrates the wind-cheating shape of the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1974 John Player Special Norton Commander</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWPZDgfF62rwGysA3ArHh53F5xXMSdrcECeXWG3vP-JnvvCjsyorNZlRmxWjDAP5tntyPCbfGDjn-HrG7ZVeS32Ry9olbPGOrWVSSxdi8sFh2lJjEa5b_ms2HDQU5ccTf2MhRahASJ5b9ElsZmaSXJGz9KnRl9R_DdLOjiSmAHXhVUF0bLhD0RVFpIX9P/s1885/IMG_7662.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1885" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWPZDgfF62rwGysA3ArHh53F5xXMSdrcECeXWG3vP-JnvvCjsyorNZlRmxWjDAP5tntyPCbfGDjn-HrG7ZVeS32Ry9olbPGOrWVSSxdi8sFh2lJjEa5b_ms2HDQU5ccTf2MhRahASJ5b9ElsZmaSXJGz9KnRl9R_DdLOjiSmAHXhVUF0bLhD0RVFpIX9P/s320/IMG_7662.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scott Dell starting the 1937 HRD / Vincent Series A Twin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60g_GxKojHu61ThXW9R_0Z2QPiu9Rbwm9aFUJolZ2DUXJGxDsRLsj4whmj76rntyFOYIEuO_tyMdtTYYXZTvmC4NA526FW2pIFkrZmHs_bDxb_C1SzGXroGJtYmyHvtL0qWBx7XJ22wgCl1H1pZxU4SP01uy4zY0isqO_OY_Dz17UGMhn0Ul8X2RN1hWz/s640/IMG_7746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="640" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60g_GxKojHu61ThXW9R_0Z2QPiu9Rbwm9aFUJolZ2DUXJGxDsRLsj4whmj76rntyFOYIEuO_tyMdtTYYXZTvmC4NA526FW2pIFkrZmHs_bDxb_C1SzGXroGJtYmyHvtL0qWBx7XJ22wgCl1H1pZxU4SP01uy4zY0isqO_OY_Dz17UGMhn0Ul8X2RN1hWz/s320/IMG_7746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p> Class-winning 1936 Brough SS100 Alpine<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1551" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHC6TFW6MRLmPXOiK3R_yrtvfVMPdhuLNZPIvFvd0N63FRJnyxSyGxATh7jJlez1-8W-HvgOcJMRDoFcYh6omYs3Dbpd5IKZitDA3WvOY61IC9LEYsBjdEmSZJXucBp_ml1sWF6EdIuhOrLSEyINjye0g9DYGPVmxgKI0iusX-wfTY5DQWOGF6NudWYpi/w465-h368/IMG_0469.jpg" width="465" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Victor Olson takes the top slot on his SS100</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHijLgNFKj3kqaBqrifOY3xED5rfwGbWYm2DIImDqcCov7DGjs3M5-Gs0EOUtEqu7fTTUpVuqAX3wG8tWu9nrSHszjZ-67jIPp-Cy_yIXLcqh-oDmPhSkC5TbN7hsBN0kNGb6SBQzHtCt0VXT3XYXlSHW82WzbiDYhGVjBDwNuyQWSop5CLhxtGB-kv8r/s2016/IMG_7734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHijLgNFKj3kqaBqrifOY3xED5rfwGbWYm2DIImDqcCov7DGjs3M5-Gs0EOUtEqu7fTTUpVuqAX3wG8tWu9nrSHszjZ-67jIPp-Cy_yIXLcqh-oDmPhSkC5TbN7hsBN0kNGb6SBQzHtCt0VXT3XYXlSHW82WzbiDYhGVjBDwNuyQWSop5CLhxtGB-kv8r/s320/IMG_7734.jpg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p> David Tompkins 1949 Gilera Saturno was the oldest in the Italian group.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1978 Moto Guzzi LeMans</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9H7Iy4j70aENThM3PcV7hVS0lAyTeA5svrO6tl341A_HIRO6o6Lo9JfW05KNchm6euNaAxvQfmeSrM6bscEd6Q0Y-LphuRYaRSSDJYLxWa6TcJ1VKPQ_Dis0jH26zvfAq8gcfPmqD0zTBaf0SPVH5MflcMwfRayR5f2qNfqW36dwYl5GIngvULTj8IZP/s640/IMG_7731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9H7Iy4j70aENThM3PcV7hVS0lAyTeA5svrO6tl341A_HIRO6o6Lo9JfW05KNchm6euNaAxvQfmeSrM6bscEd6Q0Y-LphuRYaRSSDJYLxWa6TcJ1VKPQ_Dis0jH26zvfAq8gcfPmqD0zTBaf0SPVH5MflcMwfRayR5f2qNfqW36dwYl5GIngvULTj8IZP/s320/IMG_7731.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaJUoPoa3UfxC3AopLFkBZITt5HGpHYbHDlIIrDxiaJtd3MvXSy_ntF1R5ZStuCSoaaCnY9w0JH2xodc8C73AjMn4W8lYO-hAOFYMBwWYWRLb4psAgbFg-1IYvbWE2OL17KhircPhgu87BXq1HL-RC4kTygFeahXXiyS5cWAhQZhNa0WnslipuJokue9a/s640/IMG_7732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="640" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaJUoPoa3UfxC3AopLFkBZITt5HGpHYbHDlIIrDxiaJtd3MvXSy_ntF1R5ZStuCSoaaCnY9w0JH2xodc8C73AjMn4W8lYO-hAOFYMBwWYWRLb4psAgbFg-1IYvbWE2OL17KhircPhgu87BXq1HL-RC4kTygFeahXXiyS5cWAhQZhNa0WnslipuJokue9a/s320/IMG_7732.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Classi winning 1976 Laverda Jota 1000 owned by Bob Machinist</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKe14TTL2M49uaC3R8GYMZ1fRd8wF4ORT_xXzsBfpMdt2189MMppXb_pT_IwKKCiKV87gRarL7FOSHnU8A8lDbgwHtueSfXT6a4VX9LqGIMuufzd7EmEvUhteV5prwgOwUGCUYwrLJBvAgxf23E3UMWEN8PN5WAbq0G0cZWVQ62P1-m2-Yzxttlq15T0Ks/s640/IMG_0396.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Breakers, home to the Vanderbilt family, is the most famous of the "Cottages", the summer retreats of the ultra-wealthy at the turn of the century. </b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg01HlYooQg4fd7Xdv9fVtVzjR3SIZBduJvAG2wauMbKk3Sl6gkkKVXNdDLeld6Ylelgnoyg_cyuGkwWk88gB6-JG23t4pLJOby072PV1bsga8-k1xitk2sJAoJUkLbje-HV1gfTBiwRfKpuQ4iouT46EvHj2P_5lN9ycNVOwivuUx2Bwmod85soFu6h-kM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="320" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg01HlYooQg4fd7Xdv9fVtVzjR3SIZBduJvAG2wauMbKk3Sl6gkkKVXNdDLeld6Ylelgnoyg_cyuGkwWk88gB6-JG23t4pLJOby072PV1bsga8-k1xitk2sJAoJUkLbje-HV1gfTBiwRfKpuQ4iouT46EvHj2P_5lN9ycNVOwivuUx2Bwmod85soFu6h-kM=w528-h450" width="528" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>As you arrive at the entrance in the pre-dawn hours of show day, the massive wrought iron gates open wide to the manicured pea gravel driveway which adds to the imposing and palatial front entrance of the home. Cars and motorcycles que up and a sense of excitement is palpable as entrants make their way to the show field. They are greeted by the staff of the Audrain Newport Concours who check them in and guide them onto the grass-covered property. As they make their way around the back of the property, the view of the ocean greets them to a special place like no other Concours on the planet. You have now arrived.</b></p><p><b>Food and warm beverages are offered so that you can watch the 180 strong group of vehicles assemble into groups that will be judged later that morning. From the earliest combustion powered vehicles to electric and turbine powers show cars that span the last 120 years of automotive history are all around you. </b></p><p><b>2023 marks the second year the Audrain Newport Concours featured motorcycles as well as a stunning collection of antique and collectible automobiles. The two-wheeled line-up was more impressive this year with a greater diversity of machines on hand. Last year's winner, a 1977 MV Agusta 750S America helped raise the standard of what is expected. Let's see what the field offers this year. </b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='463' height='385' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxFEZS4Yl2jXfS783m5a-6zq5kTBwJDqubSQEZaJygSylYh8zoKwKXEh2caJZ0gbGwtJknPqAk5-vYXzKLloQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><p> Making an entrance</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSXDwAnB5rP_vpCU8GLCMaUUXG6giE7XNITJ5g1lPiq_FWqNCyaGXWMaOODjldtynVatMA1uhgLqNCV4H_1-rXBmSYcnXC7xhYNzRp0VCoi1vZqcLx2opfq_MK1UkKXfL_NYWGmENPMkwfMJBj8TWxYfC4HXbrTVOJ_KpQQxDSJFDFNoEQHInY_o72YI1/s2016/IMG_1407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSXDwAnB5rP_vpCU8GLCMaUUXG6giE7XNITJ5g1lPiq_FWqNCyaGXWMaOODjldtynVatMA1uhgLqNCV4H_1-rXBmSYcnXC7xhYNzRp0VCoi1vZqcLx2opfq_MK1UkKXfL_NYWGmENPMkwfMJBj8TWxYfC4HXbrTVOJ_KpQQxDSJFDFNoEQHInY_o72YI1/w410-h547/IMG_1407.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><p></p><p> MG, Mondial and Mercedes</p><p><br /></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnaX3ba7Bm2GCJiOnbocIIc-jYaWATBs-a_Munh7GLFpRwK7nMRpIps0Cmo3ViKpYb8fXHpxyVa1Z5NDypdGnyIgObHz4egugDbdrV_kgresNtLPgZBLalamuDBwdwNB7KM_aBzjUvW6QcavXDFeLOby-E-cRX-tllSVQNmhyOveBxKghcrhkqwnBqgr8/s2016/IMG_9612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnaX3ba7Bm2GCJiOnbocIIc-jYaWATBs-a_Munh7GLFpRwK7nMRpIps0Cmo3ViKpYb8fXHpxyVa1Z5NDypdGnyIgObHz4egugDbdrV_kgresNtLPgZBLalamuDBwdwNB7KM_aBzjUvW6QcavXDFeLOby-E-cRX-tllSVQNmhyOveBxKghcrhkqwnBqgr8/w449-h599/IMG_9612.jpg" width="449" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1957 F.B. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Sportsman Cabriolet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXKpfM99-DNWKJwh_Ina4YTCh3L-oYnPR1e-qZz3w4UnUQVuAHWBUFCx-XGF8wpojSkrdnLnwmCNKkYsD3rH8r2gzXuKO8axZTUuxoiwiiCyHPYfl1di64jCuoELcY_4_LV2w-ptP6n8hQC82euxhfgYks8MKAJOpvJXcF5rIxsUCdPMSDfqkOUwYEwIR/s2016/IMG_9535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXKpfM99-DNWKJwh_Ina4YTCh3L-oYnPR1e-qZz3w4UnUQVuAHWBUFCx-XGF8wpojSkrdnLnwmCNKkYsD3rH8r2gzXuKO8axZTUuxoiwiiCyHPYfl1di64jCuoELcY_4_LV2w-ptP6n8hQC82euxhfgYks8MKAJOpvJXcF5rIxsUCdPMSDfqkOUwYEwIR/w510-h383/IMG_9535.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">1955 Streamline X " Gilda", the Turbine powered Supersonic Show Car </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAkcohT6Gz9K_HYidBsiVs7qKUPzWbE1kqWRq0HJLp-MkU4qChTiN5iIVRTWgaWFibSirRBlXyIQcr0KGvpVRhb_aFoAIOAmhBSrNJPy074f7yvfmJ-aD_zDRiB2TietN2SzrNXjL4qFcuNmXwsEQ0DirzG0VbA3PS1Ok7-8QnlsuRXcnWPaaVOgcQ5LQ/s3449/IMG_9643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2685" data-original-width="3449" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAkcohT6Gz9K_HYidBsiVs7qKUPzWbE1kqWRq0HJLp-MkU4qChTiN5iIVRTWgaWFibSirRBlXyIQcr0KGvpVRhb_aFoAIOAmhBSrNJPy074f7yvfmJ-aD_zDRiB2TietN2SzrNXjL4qFcuNmXwsEQ0DirzG0VbA3PS1Ok7-8QnlsuRXcnWPaaVOgcQ5LQ/w494-h384/IMG_9643.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1930 Bentley 4 1/2 Liter Vanden Plas</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Newport, Rhode Island is a vibrant and historic seaport town that has fine and casual dining, sightseeing, the Cliff Walk and museums to keep your interests fed. 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A well-known MV Agusta guru, Bold had just completed the restoration of the Multi-Cylinder Class Winner, the 1974 MV Agusta 750GT, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">also seen below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSDARjz-HrG9PmLMKITkbvW-88XvHJyVCcaQpbEyFWyt9Kc4M2FTHIUJ2cuxG9oyqREYAA9hUVjvipudOKiWHicuAAu7GcnoOyw8St0I2I7ApP8FhxxOpBfVqdzxwAVQ55jWNSxBfQxGC9nqiEbIpyKwrQgqEhEF2x4ujy3sx4fD4pxyz-iv_QhpCtJZG/s4032/IMG_8986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSDARjz-HrG9PmLMKITkbvW-88XvHJyVCcaQpbEyFWyt9Kc4M2FTHIUJ2cuxG9oyqREYAA9hUVjvipudOKiWHicuAAu7GcnoOyw8St0I2I7ApP8FhxxOpBfVqdzxwAVQ55jWNSxBfQxGC9nqiEbIpyKwrQgqEhEF2x4ujy3sx4fD4pxyz-iv_QhpCtJZG/s320/IMG_8986.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">1966 Ducati Mark III and a 1986 Yamaha SRX.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">James Francis and the Moto Guzzi Falcone Sport which he restored. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and has shown at numerous other National Concours events.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplQhU-Jip2GRSlEesOUVeHWsnKrDByAYHuwtPPiqy8mVIPoW5UuTIp9lLzT03F5xTbw-u0EVc2AkkzXFGCA2GxnLwW0K7nrD7z9uQpSQeuMsgn0Dz08YykdLIvgXiSbVyT-zD37pPfu-BonCs-YzMrjDnU-2smBlx5dGepSujEgEsxO3Zy6aCHzSKF8iF/s4032/IMG_1097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplQhU-Jip2GRSlEesOUVeHWsnKrDByAYHuwtPPiqy8mVIPoW5UuTIp9lLzT03F5xTbw-u0EVc2AkkzXFGCA2GxnLwW0K7nrD7z9uQpSQeuMsgn0Dz08YykdLIvgXiSbVyT-zD37pPfu-BonCs-YzMrjDnU-2smBlx5dGepSujEgEsxO3Zy6aCHzSKF8iF/s320/IMG_1097.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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B Mondial 200cc Moto Cross racer. F.B. (Fratelli Boselli) of Italy built World Championship winning road racers and National endurance winners during their hey-day. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvUl8OmJHQtfFUwRBzBJ_bf_wCVJ0m8BMWvrFUL6VgcgoANYHmlEVyhtTd3Qjh7tk7lL8Gxf2ufSV2nMo9Xp9CyeccZLUnLAivthbpPOyQByrcpoTyJuZzrCfEPNq6VZXZRKxDrF2WnnScmtJ_Z-hKbAFb05KvSxLOnefi1h019P4eEvg4bWoOOtvMD5qW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvUl8OmJHQtfFUwRBzBJ_bf_wCVJ0m8BMWvrFUL6VgcgoANYHmlEVyhtTd3Qjh7tk7lL8Gxf2ufSV2nMo9Xp9CyeccZLUnLAivthbpPOyQByrcpoTyJuZzrCfEPNq6VZXZRKxDrF2WnnScmtJ_Z-hKbAFb05KvSxLOnefi1h019P4eEvg4bWoOOtvMD5qW" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">M is for Montessa 250cc Impala Sport</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eclPhzOyK6JOzXjkmeqqvSpnRLM8nrr4hzTlPcb0TwzyMCBJAhYyATlW1Zeq_5Zj3JIShCQ-3OJRLO8o5UbUF_wh2preWpLuwdMp5Q7Am2YyBh3fAyZ5rFDCuRVQ1Ab4UA5E33I_foWMq5Ay2PEY8L9SQV8cfI5a9tSoObKH-tPe97JcT9cXEDYRkK5v/s4032/IMG_9013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eclPhzOyK6JOzXjkmeqqvSpnRLM8nrr4hzTlPcb0TwzyMCBJAhYyATlW1Zeq_5Zj3JIShCQ-3OJRLO8o5UbUF_wh2preWpLuwdMp5Q7Am2YyBh3fAyZ5rFDCuRVQ1Ab4UA5E33I_foWMq5Ay2PEY8L9SQV8cfI5a9tSoObKH-tPe97JcT9cXEDYRkK5v/s320/IMG_9013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spanish two-stroke manufacturers built fast and light roadsters as well as off-road machines in the 1960-70s like this 250cc Metralla and the Montessa above</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Featured Artist, photographer Bill Phelps kick starts Bill Weissman's Vincent Comet, the 500ccc single cylinder British motorcycle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KhrZqn_ZIKgTXs5QUqp9uYfvIsvIjZT26W3xkwQI4gYBAASzmEVCt373sWUprbh4CVP8mI4k_tYgrFJnmTZKBrefxKVLXAwqYcWHwo1F1pZglROS_ySyux6NHtFrMF3JjhdOywFo_9u-S2VfeF_C1s6aK68ftW7dEI-blsuaihvVeLLYOojWbt_VDrpU/s1280/IMG_9083.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1195" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KhrZqn_ZIKgTXs5QUqp9uYfvIsvIjZT26W3xkwQI4gYBAASzmEVCt373sWUprbh4CVP8mI4k_tYgrFJnmTZKBrefxKVLXAwqYcWHwo1F1pZglROS_ySyux6NHtFrMF3JjhdOywFo_9u-S2VfeF_C1s6aK68ftW7dEI-blsuaihvVeLLYOojWbt_VDrpU/s320/IMG_9083.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Morris also brought his Laverda SF2 to the Concours.</div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUX6Imj_assmlYlkl9jSUReB6VWvzUwuktp5IEniqInxtPV7W2UOWdnIm_r6mFGdkJVtmZLRGFiE2UoobV1BuIfPcmbo5C-vP8cDtO7xYwB2K_UaJ5cPSoLXNQKFoivM8fqY2SDpk4nQrm27pMqTX8qxix33z7EBUkzEhIPB5eVyMRBijL5utr3XiEG4i/s1280/IMG_9050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUX6Imj_assmlYlkl9jSUReB6VWvzUwuktp5IEniqInxtPV7W2UOWdnIm_r6mFGdkJVtmZLRGFiE2UoobV1BuIfPcmbo5C-vP8cDtO7xYwB2K_UaJ5cPSoLXNQKFoivM8fqY2SDpk4nQrm27pMqTX8qxix33z7EBUkzEhIPB5eVyMRBijL5utr3XiEG4i/s320/IMG_9050.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgY2SCtpBlXGRrWls506KJ-xYRZt3EoEiKRhPInDvRJKUNaJJ8HS7tww-SIp09KuiFqwUiKRW6LMoasnZd9lvb0FnrpuvVlEJrlW95on4PTvuMCsdqs69qAyCR9QaOZ6Glb1Xv8KscKOBRRstBkK5NgQqylgVfcTv0Qh5BClzTMO0F8ClQnU0fq0hyaxd/s1280/IMG_9064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Farhan Tehrani's 1948 Norton ES2</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eE8zwRd5WgFUDZfGWfHdWMDY__JnhQGxZI_0lbrl02zgLLY5QpxF3D7jKq7RndOeuOlCBRKf0jxrY6yj2TQzTLcqGTsr1zdOmneLAFfA4e-eGuT1sqpAC7MkUiP0dAVpH8PYhdcqiOHfClGFzQqofsGi6JG6fpEl_bNaJ_LINUUYVOcSXTAxeaecgX52/s1280/IMG_8996.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eE8zwRd5WgFUDZfGWfHdWMDY__JnhQGxZI_0lbrl02zgLLY5QpxF3D7jKq7RndOeuOlCBRKf0jxrY6yj2TQzTLcqGTsr1zdOmneLAFfA4e-eGuT1sqpAC7MkUiP0dAVpH8PYhdcqiOHfClGFzQqofsGi6JG6fpEl_bNaJ_LINUUYVOcSXTAxeaecgX52/s320/IMG_8996.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Mustaf Tehrani brought this unrestored 1922 AJS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVHjOoyiPC-a2Ji9R2yIGMVDVgtuo_CKvZU80D5RlHLbUYuD5CidWHClc9tTRUIb9_WxJWSWP4khcK08oRdV0lPu8V3n1IaEnDalnNWuow7Frn9Z4dlkOD2m1rcliTzGMgEtOxTaLIhk93SJgGbKlaw5ObbcghST6npfZHPL4AziiSC_78_aDBnvTpl0V/s4032/IMG_9022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVHjOoyiPC-a2Ji9R2yIGMVDVgtuo_CKvZU80D5RlHLbUYuD5CidWHClc9tTRUIb9_WxJWSWP4khcK08oRdV0lPu8V3n1IaEnDalnNWuow7Frn9Z4dlkOD2m1rcliTzGMgEtOxTaLIhk93SJgGbKlaw5ObbcghST6npfZHPL4AziiSC_78_aDBnvTpl0V/s320/IMG_9022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to present the trophies with Brittany Schwab. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ln9v2BkjOj9za3gBIAUih6E6KkNdvTsOU7PDDpDvp1UBjIqKu2pITOX0QmcgHBec-H1LwyRgTq08tSbTA-0MFuHtF8v296_Uy2tvTBfUKri6Eig2uQLDdZ8dexX3twm-uhPdE0ZlKxjpJQLj81ULcf8MtrT8-Mcp8ECUnTiPSRW_g7-APWScFNXno9Qt/s1280/IMG_1129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ln9v2BkjOj9za3gBIAUih6E6KkNdvTsOU7PDDpDvp1UBjIqKu2pITOX0QmcgHBec-H1LwyRgTq08tSbTA-0MFuHtF8v296_Uy2tvTBfUKri6Eig2uQLDdZ8dexX3twm-uhPdE0ZlKxjpJQLj81ULcf8MtrT8-Mcp8ECUnTiPSRW_g7-APWScFNXno9Qt/s320/IMG_1129.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tim Parker awards the Laverda Class winner Ryan Zeller on the Laverda SFC750 from the Dave's Garage collection in Skippack, PA. Tours of the private collection can be arranged for small groups.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-69311698818576643322022-12-05T17:48:00.006-08:002022-12-09T05:11:08.364-08:0015-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini Interview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQw1Uy_GByuvuprpn-jd69q1mTYkc4zkH0QhYtc7r2WmkMopobwgC3eTS8TpgYsQ_AUXvwEWjD6NbsIqA3JEVKUGiKZf82n3n2mydVSxvjRfRwInc5H13MIQ8UARJywCd_TLTj0kDx0NGThbwavBlw8dOkJxaB937usodqQyPGAGDiaKqEkiW_yQZZQ/s1115/IMG_5726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1010" height="587" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQw1Uy_GByuvuprpn-jd69q1mTYkc4zkH0QhYtc7r2WmkMopobwgC3eTS8TpgYsQ_AUXvwEWjD6NbsIqA3JEVKUGiKZf82n3n2mydVSxvjRfRwInc5H13MIQ8UARJywCd_TLTj0kDx0NGThbwavBlw8dOkJxaB937usodqQyPGAGDiaKqEkiW_yQZZQ/w532-h587/IMG_5726.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photo by Team Obsolete</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Team Obsolete, the Brooklyn-based classic racing team, owns
some of the most desirable motorcycles of the mid to late 20<sup>th</sup>
century. Robert Iannucci, owner of Team Obsolete, has never been content to
just own and display these machines; his passion lies in hearing and seeing
them in action. To that end, he and his crew have travelled the world, putting
some of the greatest riders of the machines back on track to the delight of
motorcycle fans everywhere they go. They’ve raced and paraded the glorious MV
Agusta racers, the incredible Honda 250/six and others from the period nearly
everywhere, including the Isle of Man, England, Italy and the USA.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9QJU86vCw1v8vf8MYnQXtfkaju7f6Stloqifjdf8GNxgSTZ7YmkBPZAwfstVT_w6RmGxZDqv60XwMA4v9Zk6nMtEueZdw8ZMMiSoE-oTKpD9L01HN4gu6LizJ9YyEfzkUJ2gs8TlaYZPNkl22GYwaxGpVmZ0nKf_EV4l4RrbCb2KenAcTsn-Wdefrw/s4032/IMG_5709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9QJU86vCw1v8vf8MYnQXtfkaju7f6Stloqifjdf8GNxgSTZ7YmkBPZAwfstVT_w6RmGxZDqv60XwMA4v9Zk6nMtEueZdw8ZMMiSoE-oTKpD9L01HN4gu6LizJ9YyEfzkUJ2gs8TlaYZPNkl22GYwaxGpVmZ0nKf_EV4l4RrbCb2KenAcTsn-Wdefrw/w529-h397/IMG_5709.jpg" width="529" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the last remaining men of the Golden Era of Grand
Prix racing is 15-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini. Rob and Ago have known
each other for 40 years since team Obsolete purchased several ex-works racers
from MV Agusta in Cascina Costa, Italy. These machines include the 350 and
500cc three and four-cylinder racers as well as the ill-fated ‘Boxer’ water-cooled
flat four prototype that was never completed when MV Agusta abruptly pulled out
of racing. Suffice it to say that without Rob Iannucci keeping the fires going
and wheels spinning, most of us who are too young to have witnessed the halcyon
days of Grand Prix wars would never hear or see these motorcycles in action. For
that, we owe him a dept of gratitude. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1DTZR3E0qYvrseD_cSr4eK_vyA5_FZUo_cXzsuOTqDzGwkteNar8OMFZVKZB7Z5Fx5vgFMDPQtuMSLPEw3IXC0Qh6f-5oCfUdVS8s6mqCdAAjbQztrMCln7xmEqnRN5dAcOTGFUESQ1w00a9ypk5OjlaKQY0U4x1nJjyQ96sJBf4h-hVeSXrMArAzQ/s4032/IMG_5710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1DTZR3E0qYvrseD_cSr4eK_vyA5_FZUo_cXzsuOTqDzGwkteNar8OMFZVKZB7Z5Fx5vgFMDPQtuMSLPEw3IXC0Qh6f-5oCfUdVS8s6mqCdAAjbQztrMCln7xmEqnRN5dAcOTGFUESQ1w00a9ypk5OjlaKQY0U4x1nJjyQ96sJBf4h-hVeSXrMArAzQ/w519-h390/IMG_5710.jpg" width="519" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Ago, as he’s known to his fans worldwide, was invited to
visit Team Obsolete Headquarters recently for a dinner to celebrate his
accomplishments and their partnership together. The next evening was the
invitation only T.O. Christmas party where Ago could relax and enjoy an evening
in a more casual setting. I was attending with Albert Bold, the MV Agusta guru and
machinist who keeps the multi-cylinder roadbikes going and knows them inside
out. He’s done considerable work for Team Obsolete over the years keeping these
priceless machines going. After being shown in, we stepped into the tiny elevator
only to be told to wait, there’s someone else coming. In steps Giacomo Agostini
and his travel companion. They’d just returned from a visit to Dainese /AGV flagship
store in Manhattan for a little Christmas shopping. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We introduce ourselves and make our way to the
fourth floor. When the elevator doors open and we arrive, the party guests stop
in their tracks and suddenly there is a hushed moment while Ago made his way in.
The Legend had arrived. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4az0WaRQb_jcdM7qoL0fs5xosD7EpSAQUGhBvvBTGQ5o5oLmmI5-9w8u12Q0Q0YPYJftjG4vHi0BXFcNYyRIjcshfURMpzK9aEQDVkyM9gYLQCm9slQzWlonkoqnrYRGZYLssXLdnFg_CNSMlmlide3O_1usEh2UXwTaQ4eGaTxwehI_FKWzRAJTnhA/s4032/IMG_5715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4az0WaRQb_jcdM7qoL0fs5xosD7EpSAQUGhBvvBTGQ5o5oLmmI5-9w8u12Q0Q0YPYJftjG4vHi0BXFcNYyRIjcshfURMpzK9aEQDVkyM9gYLQCm9slQzWlonkoqnrYRGZYLssXLdnFg_CNSMlmlide3O_1usEh2UXwTaQ4eGaTxwehI_FKWzRAJTnhA/w575-h432/IMG_5715.jpg" width="575" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a chance to sit down with the multi-time World
Champion for an interview during the party. Before we began our taped
interview, Ago told me about his museum in the medieval town of Bergamo, Italy.
The one-room museum is housed on a property run by his daughter Vittoria.
Reservations can be made via <a href="mailto:info@VillaVittoriabergamo.it">info@VillaVittoriabergamo.it</a>.
Although it just opened in 2019, he’s already making plans for a new and larger
museum. Because of historical property limitations, he cannot expand the
current property, so another property has been obtained and he has begun to
formulate the layout. He tells me, “Imagine a single spotlight focused on just
two trophies, his first and last. From there, a photo gallery will help
visitors understand the full span of my career.” He still has nearly every
boot, glove, helmet and trophy (over 380) as well as innumerable press clippings
of his years spent at the top of the racing world. Tonight, he’s dressed
casually, wearing a button-down shirt with the top two buttons undone. Around
his neck is a gold necklace from which hangs a small medallion with the letters
FIM. I ask him about it and he tells me proudly that it is from his first 500cc
World Championship in 1966. Our time was short, and the party goers were getting
louder and eager to spend time with him as well. Not wanting to monopolize his
time, I turned on my recorder and got to work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDvnOdKW96VaYqZoFvJFyW9ZhsIb2eG8ouXi-0cCOwqLrpdXL2ztaFnu6tIWZBYM3h5eXcn3HbBYVRtcY6ZoUtfU4jAtm1F-8ZC3rQyVuXVSvkmsdRAJsbXQM50A7bw8YEQqcz6-loTyJ7Zs-lmjzsuSB2urNeJqYu4EsWsg3Mivb81QmOuiFcqOJeg/s3652/IMG_5765.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="3652" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDvnOdKW96VaYqZoFvJFyW9ZhsIb2eG8ouXi-0cCOwqLrpdXL2ztaFnu6tIWZBYM3h5eXcn3HbBYVRtcY6ZoUtfU4jAtm1F-8ZC3rQyVuXVSvkmsdRAJsbXQM50A7bw8YEQqcz6-loTyJ7Zs-lmjzsuSB2urNeJqYu4EsWsg3Mivb81QmOuiFcqOJeg/w609-h333/IMG_5765.jpg" width="609" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: left;">Interview with Giacomo Agostini at Team
Obsolete HQ December 3, 2022 by John P. Lawless</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: Giacomo, in your 12 years of top-level international
racing, you scored 123 Grand Prix Victories, 15 World Championships, 10 Isle of
Man TT wins, 18 Italian National Championships, just amazing. Tell us, what
drew you to motorcycle racing? You weren't allowed to race because your
father was against it. How did you convince him to allow you race?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: My family was against it. They said, Giacomo, our
family business has nothing to do with motorbikes, why do you want to do this?</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: Alfonso Morini gave you your first big break riding a
Moto Morini in Grand Prix racing. How did that come to be?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: I bought a 175cc Moto Morini on installments from
a local dealer, a few dollars a month and started to race. As I became better
and started to win on my own bike. Mr Morini saw me race in Bologna and San Luca and said
you can race a factory bike for us.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: Who were your heroes at that time?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: My heroes were Tarquino Provini, Carlo Ubbialli and
Gary Hocking. I wanted to be like them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">JL: The 1965 season you were surprisingly able to keep pace
with the world’s best riders on multi-cylinder MVs and Hond</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">as on the single-cylinder
Moto Morini. How did you do that with so little experience and a less
powerful motorcycle? </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: When I started to win, 1961, 62, 62, 64. Three years I win
title, I got the ride for Morini. My first ride on Morini 1963 at Monza, I was
racing behind Yamaha and Honda and I had to stop because the bike broke the footpeg
(due to vibration). After that everybody was looking at me, saying who is this?
1964 I was Italian champion. Count Agusta called and asked for me to come for a
meeting. He made me wait five hours outside of his office before we spoke. So I
start with MV Agusta and stay for many, many years, winning world titles for
them. This is my dream, to race with the best riders of the world.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyZg00dLKKaaAN7EDiMzsRZS0B05bWXo2hpd6HBzbYytCXkZuBdGK52jTACL71p0nkoo1LwP-GPWtLmY1Q_Jx0-EQUcanPZMpOAxQ8eiX5-G8MmiZ5EPPlI63A5qNgewR-dCsP-QNygbHcvbBJ2dGqRDwTQYmDCCxwkUmwk-g3Lf1gFilIAq9Wupzsw/s3696/IMG_5770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="3696" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyZg00dLKKaaAN7EDiMzsRZS0B05bWXo2hpd6HBzbYytCXkZuBdGK52jTACL71p0nkoo1LwP-GPWtLmY1Q_Jx0-EQUcanPZMpOAxQ8eiX5-G8MmiZ5EPPlI63A5qNgewR-dCsP-QNygbHcvbBJ2dGqRDwTQYmDCCxwkUmwk-g3Lf1gFilIAq9Wupzsw/w569-h302/IMG_5770.jpg" width="569" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbb4Yw-WHwGe-slBytIEWe1jnV2bsav1EN1pH7pVVJIA6h2bT9vN_0IBYdQ8qt_ea3e1ux4ryYXUtMHtnZSAjD024R_RwROaREhf4X6EX_rIo_4ZYv5j-vlNHwQ_mxgvUl9_yjjTYSmV5Gquc-Y6-IrnCd9hSH4INQusHjIb6Qq2PlUa4xNUj3FCuebA/s3485/IMG_5768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2137" data-original-width="3485" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbb4Yw-WHwGe-slBytIEWe1jnV2bsav1EN1pH7pVVJIA6h2bT9vN_0IBYdQ8qt_ea3e1ux4ryYXUtMHtnZSAjD024R_RwROaREhf4X6EX_rIo_4ZYv5j-vlNHwQ_mxgvUl9_yjjTYSmV5Gquc-Y6-IrnCd9hSH4INQusHjIb6Qq2PlUa4xNUj3FCuebA/w577-h354/IMG_5768.jpg" width="577" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: Gilera wanted you as well, why MV?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: Because Gilera wanted me, at double the money MV was
offering, but my father and I think about the companies. He said MV Agusta is a
big company, building helicopters and has 3500 people working for them. Their
technology was very high. And Gilera was not like that, just motorcycles. So I
decided to sign for half price but the company can give me the machines to win.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I had a good choice because I became
world champion 13 times for them.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: Once you'd become the teammate of the more experienced
Mike Hailwood at MV, how did he feel about you joining the team? Did he
see you as an equal once you beat him at Riccione (Italy) in 1965 for the first
time? Did that change your relationship once you were able to beat Mike? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: No, because Mike was more experienced than me,
especially on the big bikes. It was my first season riding the 500s and I tried
to learn from him because he was a very good rider. The first time I beat him,
I thought, “I beat Mike Hailwood!” Because I think it was easy for him to win
with other riders. But when I beat him, the next race, I didn’t see him for one
week, he prepared and he beat me. Because I think he did not have to go 100%
until I beat him. We had a good relationship though. He wanted to win and I wanted
to win so we couldn’t be too friendly </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">though. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN9HnOQS43gmMBGsDjcEDu9oFURCptj_b157ljErFhx2bd-CUSl-n3VyIjo5oGXyKD-_LYEWFgpFVxfcCW9Xc5Kv-3p9A1oq266jtVdeBXy7yf8lekoxBq0ddviZH0A4tr7hKM5lhRhz_JJh10ig2DuUu88Ha0jCLWoYFHoBPR4sPDNE6Y0pHfOf2OA/s4032/IMG_5707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN9HnOQS43gmMBGsDjcEDu9oFURCptj_b157ljErFhx2bd-CUSl-n3VyIjo5oGXyKD-_LYEWFgpFVxfcCW9Xc5Kv-3p9A1oq266jtVdeBXy7yf8lekoxBq0ddviZH0A4tr7hKM5lhRhz_JJh10ig2DuUu88Ha0jCLWoYFHoBPR4sPDNE6Y0pHfOf2OA/w546-h410/IMG_5707.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: June 1967, your birthday as I recall, you had one of
your toughest races on the Isle of Man that ended when you suffered a broken
chain on the last lap in the Senior TT. Did you feel the MV 500 Triple was a
better choice than the Honda 500/Four for the Island? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: Very, very hard race. I was leading and then Mike was
leading. At the end of the race we both had white scuff marks on our arms and
shoulders from scrubbing against the stone walls. So the last lap, I was
thinking I won, I won, and then the chain broke. After the race, I was crying
and Mike came over and said, “Ago, today you are a Champion”, but I said, yes,
but you are in first place. But he was very nice to me and we celebrated even
though I did not win. People appreciated and remembered this race because its
impressive how hard we raced.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcDj80dutK7t_m-UzLuD5uQl7CfHklsQ03jT5SMbwNJx_sWF1XDgod6FMN5KvfGWMtHOCNiuB6XjwCug_xcx2QFN7TqtKf3FF4qUU-HTYHKjIbg_hmMwC_i-7pvGvJ5ppEBZkqBHzv-420tudDi1jpTH4eR3ClBpYY2FBS7Zb3iQY9Lutuj5kyqIQaw/s4032/IMG_5699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcDj80dutK7t_m-UzLuD5uQl7CfHklsQ03jT5SMbwNJx_sWF1XDgod6FMN5KvfGWMtHOCNiuB6XjwCug_xcx2QFN7TqtKf3FF4qUU-HTYHKjIbg_hmMwC_i-7pvGvJ5ppEBZkqBHzv-420tudDi1jpTH4eR3ClBpYY2FBS7Zb3iQY9Lutuj5kyqIQaw/w590-h443/IMG_5699.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Honda pulled
out of Grand Prix racing in 1968, you won everything you entered the next two
years but still made time to race at International short circuit races in the
UK as well as winning the Italian National Titles. Why did you want to race in
the UK, at Brands Hatch and </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Mallory Park?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: And Oulton Park and Cadwell Park…</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: One of the most talked about races in the UK was the
"Race of Year." You had an epic battle with John 'Moon Eyes' Cooper
at Mallory Park where he narrowly beat you. He was on the BSA 750 Triple and
you were on the MV 500. Were you surprised by the speed of the BSA Rocket III Triple
and the intensity of the competition? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: I know this before race it would be very difficult
because Brands Hatch is very, very short, and before the last corner there is a
hairpin and on the 500 you sometimes you must use the clutch because the
redline is higher and he used a different line. The BSA is more easy through
there. So he always had an advantage over me at this corner, but after that
there is a short straight just 200 meters to the finish line. If it was at
another place, a faster place like the back of the circuit, I was in front. But
this is very slow and he got by.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: The spectators in the England loved you and very much
appreciated you coming to do those races. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: Lots of time and a lot of travel but we make a show. People
loved the show, they like the close racing. With Hailwood, Cooper, Smart, Read.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R-LQmxjiEqtmwQOW5Yob_hjfmi4iycfMAAccW2yWZT1fgGS44v7sdFfIEkS4ABcYxn2umcyzsncXO1kR-7ZDfc6K-G-xqFvAU11MMJo4FHNT5HILejelFiEwcVUqcRnG5Em2zkXFDepB45FrAUQ7dM5zvkblNbKAbXfV-cvHny-4CnQz4D0bOLEKag/s4032/IMG_5724.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R-LQmxjiEqtmwQOW5Yob_hjfmi4iycfMAAccW2yWZT1fgGS44v7sdFfIEkS4ABcYxn2umcyzsncXO1kR-7ZDfc6K-G-xqFvAU11MMJo4FHNT5HILejelFiEwcVUqcRnG5Em2zkXFDepB45FrAUQ7dM5zvkblNbKAbXfV-cvHny-4CnQz4D0bOLEKag/w587-h440/IMG_5724.jpg" width="587" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: Speaking of Phil Read, who was your teammate for two
years on the MV. Did you leave because they weren’t giving you the full support
now or did you see Yamaha as the future?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: Yeah, I did this because I could see during the
wintertime MV Agusta was not getting much more horsepower but the two stroke
was getting better and better and so I said okay, it was time to change if I
wanted to win. So I decided, but it was a very difficult decision, very hard
decision, because MV Agusta was my second family. So it was good because we had
a fantastic relationship with Yamaha. I decided to race for Yamaha. I then
spent two weeks in Japan testing 250, 350, 500 and 700 cc because I must learn
the two-stroke.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: You were recovering from an injury as well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: I crashed (while testing the MV at Misano in September
1973, badly injuring his leg) so worked hard and I prepared to win. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkCmEnp5Lc9IIgZkUq0wkv6Z7MkPH5cbE_y3aKmNHbFJsC0cYss4eKWbLNYjSuzDkx07Ub0yy3n_UBeBJxwBfhIdaH12Hav64bPmIwZGYkN0DLjaomRQbKU09pklOJG3GLGd9yjDUGewtjZINZ2YK-DqVVnhnXu50XTvN8GCIR9OSlqq2KroTWGPorg/s3808/IMG_5775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="3808" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkCmEnp5Lc9IIgZkUq0wkv6Z7MkPH5cbE_y3aKmNHbFJsC0cYss4eKWbLNYjSuzDkx07Ub0yy3n_UBeBJxwBfhIdaH12Hav64bPmIwZGYkN0DLjaomRQbKU09pklOJG3GLGd9yjDUGewtjZINZ2YK-DqVVnhnXu50XTvN8GCIR9OSlqq2KroTWGPorg/w642-h425/IMG_5775.jpg" width="642" /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">JL: Let me talk to you about Daytona. You always prided
yourself on being physically fit, very in-shape but at Daytona that year it was
90 degrees. What did you do to prepare for that race?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: Normally, I not used to drink that much before races.
The race was very, very long 200 miles, normally I do 80 -90 miles. Physically,
I am ok, but during the race it was extremely hot and I could not … (motions
with his mouth that he could not produce spit) I wanted to stop, so I think
this is impossible, but when I think about the people who chartered planes from
England, France, Spain, Germany. I said now what do I do? What can I say? I say
Okay, Ago now has the power to finish to the race. I come back to. I go back
again and I win.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago’s cell phone rings and he excuses himself to take a call
from home. Minutes later he’s back.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: So we were talking about Daytona 1974 when you had you
great victory there for Yamaha. It was the first time you were racing with a
clutch start. The first time you were racing a big two stroke against the best
big bike racers in the country (and from around the world). One racer in
particular thought he was number one, he was World Champion, but you had to
show him that you were the World Champion… Mr. Kenny Roberts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: Yeah, because when I arrive at Daytona Airport,
Chevrolet had brought me one car in white color they but write with “Giacomo
Agostini, World Champion” (painted on the door of the car) and I’m very happy to
have to use that week. Then I see an article from Kenny Roberts saying, “I’m
sorry but he (Ago) is not the world champion, the world is America and I am
American champion so I am World Champion. He is European World Champion” Ago
continued, so I don’t answer because I am guest in America. When I win the
race, I was exhausted they give me an injection because I am dehydrated, so
then I see Kenny, I say I’m sorry, but now you understand who the World Champion is. He laughed and after that he was nice to me.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwC1FFVdJDswNjMuAYt1YRiEuV_Hm0VklGgMxFrU8tsdmhl1DKT1fSmQAkJwwyGkYVVjPJdpQZ1L4kDkdWQED6uOffn-AK2PvdwFOErXXAMKmT0yQwUbeGV9zwnBE7MJZvcMa9sN34txn2EZspDJsGEkWFu7lz6pEDmqAn1DZHW0j01LX8vfPCliUbg/s3744/IMG_5697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3744" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwC1FFVdJDswNjMuAYt1YRiEuV_Hm0VklGgMxFrU8tsdmhl1DKT1fSmQAkJwwyGkYVVjPJdpQZ1L4kDkdWQED6uOffn-AK2PvdwFOErXXAMKmT0yQwUbeGV9zwnBE7MJZvcMa9sN34txn2EZspDJsGEkWFu7lz6pEDmqAn1DZHW0j01LX8vfPCliUbg/w575-h463/IMG_5697.jpg" width="575" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: So you stayed with Yamaha for another year and then you
made your way back to MV (in 1976). You gave the factory their final victory at
the Nurburgring in Grand Prix. Tell us about that race. Did you feel you had a
chance? I know the bikes (MV) were up against their technical limits, the bikes
were breaking down more often. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: I was also racing a Suzuki, which was very fast. But
before the race it started to rain, so I am allowed to change the bikes, so I
think about it and decide to race the MV and I win. After that I won at
Hockenheim at 1976 (on a Yamaha TZ750).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc65ULILWhUKgp_bGFM1ZqrKciloO95DtKqN4qWB4jgkPNw0M1fmLpdMNKPS03It97C1KIUzcM3x9BK07jItUft39lEr8kU2A3yNJ2p57jEi7JuUF3m4ZwbvQKBAO4D1MkAE37UCoqm6ToTIioXj-guZh7Snqwgd2iS9ldymHNYS-qJCSjSoz06PikEQ/s3812/IMG_5773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2565" data-original-width="3812" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc65ULILWhUKgp_bGFM1ZqrKciloO95DtKqN4qWB4jgkPNw0M1fmLpdMNKPS03It97C1KIUzcM3x9BK07jItUft39lEr8kU2A3yNJ2p57jEi7JuUF3m4ZwbvQKBAO4D1MkAE37UCoqm6ToTIioXj-guZh7Snqwgd2iS9ldymHNYS-qJCSjSoz06PikEQ/w632-h425/IMG_5773.jpg" width="632" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">JL: And then you made a brief foray in car racing, F2
Chevron, F1 Williams but your heart was always with motorcycles.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: Yes, my heart was with motorcycles.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: You enjoyed great success as a Team Manager for Yamaha
with three world championships with Eddie Lawson. Did you enjoy the challenge
of organizing a team?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: Yamaha asked me to make a team which worked out well
for them. I brought the Marlboro money and took care of everything. The team
was mine, I hired the mechanics, they, Yamaha, give me the bikes, and engines. After
two months of racing in Europe the Japanese mechanics did not like it because
the food was different, the sleeping is different. You know now a lot has
changed, but before, I remember many times a big box with food inside (for the
mechanics) would arrive and that helped. It was good business, they trusted me
and three wins -World Championships.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: After that, you stepped back from racing and while you
were still active, like going to Grand Prix races. This year you saw a young,
great Italian talent, Pecco Bagnaia win the championship on a Ducati fifty
years after you, the last Italian to win on an Italian machine. Who do you
think will win the 2023 World Championship?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ago: I’m very happy that Bagnaia win with the Italian, the
world championship. Because when I raced, I show to the world, the rider win
and MV Agusta win. It is important to show that the technology is the best.
Bagnaia after fifty years did the same. Not only for Ducati, but I think Ducati
makes a good bike but beats all the big Japanese companies. So Ducati’s
prestige is Italian also. This is why it is a good emotion, to beat these big
Japanese companies.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">JL: Pecco came back from a 90 point deficit after the summer
break and won like a true champion…</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: Yeah, because I think that Ducati and Bagnaia start really
riding /working hard. Also the people expect from him to win, so he says, I
must do this! I must do it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: And he did it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: The start of the season was complicated but he was very
professional. Next year? I think we have a very nice show. Because we have Pecco,
Quartararo, Marini, Bastianini, Marquez will come back, Bezzechi- next year
will be very good. There’s many talented Italian – Italians and Spanish.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JL: Grazie Mille. </span><span lang="FR" style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ti Aguro Buon Natale!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">Ago: Grazie.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhJ0FRT32nGmc0IpTFze6rsX8bFrTqmhaIlt0-DsqSd6j0d_3hKfLpe03SzuH4-DregDuWiD3nJ1wNHUsmxTHYXTsL8aCtlfd_t_zufd8duMCVZz28sobhuNRs_AA5u-8H2nzgjPr971o0hrpficiqCcidZfrArjlw-GXezuD3HWN-wbVbT0ZwQ71Rw/s4032/IMG_5704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhJ0FRT32nGmc0IpTFze6rsX8bFrTqmhaIlt0-DsqSd6j0d_3hKfLpe03SzuH4-DregDuWiD3nJ1wNHUsmxTHYXTsL8aCtlfd_t_zufd8duMCVZz28sobhuNRs_AA5u-8H2nzgjPr971o0hrpficiqCcidZfrArjlw-GXezuD3HWN-wbVbT0ZwQ71Rw/w611-h459/IMG_5704.jpg" width="611" /></a></div><br /><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>The water-cooled flat-four prototype</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>A glimpse of what might have been</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">####<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-82265284828076636482022-11-19T08:04:00.002-08:002022-11-19T08:15:30.168-08:00Cobble Beach Concours 2022<p> The 8th Annual Cobble Beach Concours, held at the beautiful waterfront golf course in Owen Sound in Georgian Bluffs Township, Ontario is the premiere Canadian Concours d'Elegance. I was invited to judge motorcycles there a few years ago but COVID 19 meant the country was on lock down and travel was challenging. Fast forward to 2022 and as the pandemic subsided, life regained some sense of normalcy. I packed my bags and took the short flight from Philadelphia to Toronto, a beautiful, bustling city not far from the US border. After picking up my rental car, it was another 3-hour drive to reach my destination. The host hotel was in a sleepy little town on the water and gave no sense of what was to come on the day of the Concours. </p><p>The Cobble Beach organizers had a couple of low-key events on Saturday which included a drive-in car show at a local airport and a Concours d'Lemons, too. The Gala fundraising dinner on Saturday night was filled with both excitement and trepidation as the forecast for Sunday included heavy rain that might throw a wrench into the proceedings. Luck was on our side though; Sunday morning was warm with a brief shower and then clearing skies. </p><p>The waterfront backdrop was spectacular with cars and motorcycles on the greens of the Cobble Beach Gold Course ready to be judged. I grabbed my clipboard and made my way to the Showfield. With just five motorcycles in the class, it wasn't too difficult to find the winner, but a thorough examination of each vehicle was in order to be fair to all entrants. Meeting the owners is one of the best parts of the judging process, but we were not there to make friends or judge owners, it's all about the machines. Let's take a look at some of the best motorcycles and cars of the Cobble Beach weekend.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfza9WvzXjVuIbMfH5YnFOxU5ilaO7ne7F0Sm2GFEVXQEXyYsz-MIANYHtasyOiuzLHPTb-NPEFkJ94kMvZJEL9gVoDdYVbALoduiQNBqIAytumhykJo3Hftm-Kl6_R1NAHPs1ohGvNQQ-XJs2QRLbn0IQc9eFlby3zneOJ3D5Pj1NSOASMbhJqxEAw/s1170/IMG_4556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfza9WvzXjVuIbMfH5YnFOxU5ilaO7ne7F0Sm2GFEVXQEXyYsz-MIANYHtasyOiuzLHPTb-NPEFkJ94kMvZJEL9gVoDdYVbALoduiQNBqIAytumhykJo3Hftm-Kl6_R1NAHPs1ohGvNQQ-XJs2QRLbn0IQc9eFlby3zneOJ3D5Pj1NSOASMbhJqxEAw/w477-h358/IMG_4556.jpg" width="477" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGcUp6dvIjGh2u50ikJ_yM9TOwI8AavEiPyNEnWxLhNVvrThqoLR6gTQPaASdk7v9KvqC55_ogtUccvUZsGjAB3YXxA1ePKaxbtPDU2wG4tD6xy8rs104qkKvRtwcr5iZQMzv6XNWs7QxkrCvPmR0z642EF0He9DuZyn9ehqodTaDxLjiWnf8SPYDTQ/s4032/IMG_4452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGcUp6dvIjGh2u50ikJ_yM9TOwI8AavEiPyNEnWxLhNVvrThqoLR6gTQPaASdk7v9KvqC55_ogtUccvUZsGjAB3YXxA1ePKaxbtPDU2wG4tD6xy8rs104qkKvRtwcr5iZQMzv6XNWs7QxkrCvPmR0z642EF0He9DuZyn9ehqodTaDxLjiWnf8SPYDTQ/w479-h359/IMG_4452.jpg" width="479" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1974 Ducati 750 Super Sport </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGz2piyHbnmVImxUKLhwNSZ1aGemusrwi21H_liUyKdHKXwzxWKnLbVA2_cvIBDfER6kiN6hFq0ClmsSjEKLSOiv2x9FbF7Cs6XGvUerjkDHli6itO87ZH8Q_TIcMyHXYJQPrs2UyCrYAY6xdLu8S9KqKjPnj-UUIVDKtpdBrvCe8f7CcE9SILTdxUQ/s4032/IMG_4450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGz2piyHbnmVImxUKLhwNSZ1aGemusrwi21H_liUyKdHKXwzxWKnLbVA2_cvIBDfER6kiN6hFq0ClmsSjEKLSOiv2x9FbF7Cs6XGvUerjkDHli6itO87ZH8Q_TIcMyHXYJQPrs2UyCrYAY6xdLu8S9KqKjPnj-UUIVDKtpdBrvCe8f7CcE9SILTdxUQ/w473-h355/IMG_4450.jpg" width="473" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz2ubuqGBX-CYcG0OpoWa5KGa2fOQ4OOuju4J3aSlSTp_puXbAzlkES-CHjwiybWItjzs73Yx_krlWa2yKYWC4AuQCw8MSDvQZ5AKeocdtxIynvCusTjZH5B7zotCkfY6Z4YxJnCW_BVJb1Z1Ii14_JPjtSC9H1K8D4h7OIeO0NxD8QEkxkF19_1dbQ/s4032/IMG_4534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz2ubuqGBX-CYcG0OpoWa5KGa2fOQ4OOuju4J3aSlSTp_puXbAzlkES-CHjwiybWItjzs73Yx_krlWa2yKYWC4AuQCw8MSDvQZ5AKeocdtxIynvCusTjZH5B7zotCkfY6Z4YxJnCW_BVJb1Z1Ii14_JPjtSC9H1K8D4h7OIeO0NxD8QEkxkF19_1dbQ/w500-h375/IMG_4534.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2022 Motorcycle Class Winner, the 1974 Ducati "Green Frame" 750 Super Sport. Owner Rick Fuhry had his representative Brady Ingelse from Retrospeed restoration in Belgium Wisconsin ride the motorcycle to the winners stand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqSMEO044znhGsJXxc7xcmU3oWxpROHQUZ-6aC-DFRsRirpAZleF9fBjjJJGUWgEB0g85S6E79910DOFxa9G9DTT0mi96Kw3k78tmLbCycEyau-8quBQCIWe9asVUr8_qsDMq8UKTk7oPyR78xyxiyEspTT51_7ApY7_P5M1zVYRS-vVhTE2TpdR4rQ/s4032/IMG_4494.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqSMEO044znhGsJXxc7xcmU3oWxpROHQUZ-6aC-DFRsRirpAZleF9fBjjJJGUWgEB0g85S6E79910DOFxa9G9DTT0mi96Kw3k78tmLbCycEyau-8quBQCIWe9asVUr8_qsDMq8UKTk7oPyR78xyxiyEspTT51_7ApY7_P5M1zVYRS-vVhTE2TpdR4rQ/w509-h382/IMG_4494.jpg" width="509" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1978 MV Agusta 750S America</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K-9uTdXbpXI4iUbYh1feumLMG3YWAIq18UOF2Sfbg9-IWQjw-BfJ55nnrky3GFNmOb2rxqYXKPa5-hpjT9pt8LEgiTvv_r-CaGP_18ybHkelXlVkVPqvqryZ2KuB5llwITDqq6eVH3rwE0hAvjTKbt7qFfA46Ygxd_hGDVzhOr8KvINiLfDNsP-21g/s4032/IMG_4495.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K-9uTdXbpXI4iUbYh1feumLMG3YWAIq18UOF2Sfbg9-IWQjw-BfJ55nnrky3GFNmOb2rxqYXKPa5-hpjT9pt8LEgiTvv_r-CaGP_18ybHkelXlVkVPqvqryZ2KuB5llwITDqq6eVH3rwE0hAvjTKbt7qFfA46Ygxd_hGDVzhOr8KvINiLfDNsP-21g/w381-h508/IMG_4495.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div> 3rd place went to the 1956 Moto Guzzi Falcone Sport<div> with owner/restorer James " Wicker" Francis <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lxo6vfaMduN9SYcmwhxiFhbWQEFrTf5hgDptxTegZnCZl74BCmaTXCfxTvYReq4RzFgulME5E4aNIrqkRMraHM0cVZ-4UugvYrdYieUeZQU1CyknvBAjKS36SrxfL5ACdcdMaS7SVIwJ8feekPJrpC4CCmot2U4uwB32r8iWgn4Ecnc6qOcumcIv1A/s4032/IMG_4447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lxo6vfaMduN9SYcmwhxiFhbWQEFrTf5hgDptxTegZnCZl74BCmaTXCfxTvYReq4RzFgulME5E4aNIrqkRMraHM0cVZ-4UugvYrdYieUeZQU1CyknvBAjKS36SrxfL5ACdcdMaS7SVIwJ8feekPJrpC4CCmot2U4uwB32r8iWgn4Ecnc6qOcumcIv1A/w501-h376/IMG_4447.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">1977 Benelli SEI 750</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDPZjUqQijCk-37n22tlzE7RuMzOR9gyp3EAPLftPOP7Bj399bndRHtpD6MVpR_twY1OnnLiyXpUE0SisZ6lv0C9PTOMRNOHcRU0ykXE2JMml2TJeBnTqmA9p6rz8mESlg1exiYFsv3hKwQg6xwJO2x-v2NYtXb-P2TqxsFkIVgLdAqN4Ly5CTx456g/s4032/IMG_4474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDPZjUqQijCk-37n22tlzE7RuMzOR9gyp3EAPLftPOP7Bj399bndRHtpD6MVpR_twY1OnnLiyXpUE0SisZ6lv0C9PTOMRNOHcRU0ykXE2JMml2TJeBnTqmA9p6rz8mESlg1exiYFsv3hKwQg6xwJO2x-v2NYtXb-P2TqxsFkIVgLdAqN4Ly5CTx456g/w500-h375/IMG_4474.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1955 Porsche Spyder 1500, Winner of the People Choice Award</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">1957 Dodge Sweptside Pickup Truck </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AA0AEUiyzZdGtqIcGyXsb5LWjrie1SdnuWjpreRcpllqMIfKbnRl0coLaIGxK9VD3iBekpdqQfY8bsK7EYQvX1oBTdclyAiFYZTmP3gW7hQzhECY5nbrQzskHIGR-uD9Vr3K5aS_io3pks_QGtxjrtmVlrBo5o_ZMlaXm1xLNSZ0Bu6dV5mSlzVbBg/s4032/IMG_4492.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AA0AEUiyzZdGtqIcGyXsb5LWjrie1SdnuWjpreRcpllqMIfKbnRl0coLaIGxK9VD3iBekpdqQfY8bsK7EYQvX1oBTdclyAiFYZTmP3gW7hQzhECY5nbrQzskHIGR-uD9Vr3K5aS_io3pks_QGtxjrtmVlrBo5o_ZMlaXm1xLNSZ0Bu6dV5mSlzVbBg/w531-h398/IMG_4492.jpg" width="531" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1964 Ferrari 330 America and 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GT</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Best of Show Winner, the 1928 Isotta Fraschini 8A SS</div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoIcEpPK_rGESvlgwtMZsl_lyCBZdIzRjGbYrpI7cxUK-527p8H4ZFtTez7Gq28F383LxF8fKLUBy0UwARF-a-TmdWGokjI0_EOrnRxeauJKKMGDfNmgfu0WjXy7xrMLrvv577ilK0N-c431rM7i4r3sm0Kv2THrW4ZZk02eCeO4TkaX8JxYFn_YGVw/s4032/IMG_4431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="825" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoIcEpPK_rGESvlgwtMZsl_lyCBZdIzRjGbYrpI7cxUK-527p8H4ZFtTez7Gq28F383LxF8fKLUBy0UwARF-a-TmdWGokjI0_EOrnRxeauJKKMGDfNmgfu0WjXy7xrMLrvv577ilK0N-c431rM7i4r3sm0Kv2THrW4ZZk02eCeO4TkaX8JxYFn_YGVw/w642-h825/IMG_4431.jpg" width="642" /></a></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-76517920374484489832022-11-02T16:33:00.004-07:002022-11-19T06:12:40.809-08:00Audrain Newport Concours d'Elegance<p><b><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The 2022 </span><b style="text-align: left;">Audrain Newport Concours and Motor Week</b><span style="text-align: left;"> kicked off on Wednesday, September 29 with events and seminars leading up to the Road Rally on Saturday and the Concours on Sunday, October 3. Situated in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island, the inaugural event occurred in 2019 and continues to grow in scope and quality each year. This was the first year that motorcycles were featured. I decided to enter my recently restored 1977 MV Agusta 750S America at the Concours. </span></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcWFl_8fZKQf6vOUucLOFXLEP78L5sYHzsoZssTfKCwocnkmd8RdeY12dJaS4iC3ZormPJaJ3gp9JxjWXjUCeY0cGp0yCTDJBqxg6KYzOhlKkRFh0nYc9K9pNY-p3OvKECc41FU9NnAbWDtcAokAm580xLrvnXpuabl5u2azkw-Cs2bNcjzEht_Ngcw/s1440/JZGD4180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1440" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcWFl_8fZKQf6vOUucLOFXLEP78L5sYHzsoZssTfKCwocnkmd8RdeY12dJaS4iC3ZormPJaJ3gp9JxjWXjUCeY0cGp0yCTDJBqxg6KYzOhlKkRFh0nYc9K9pNY-p3OvKECc41FU9NnAbWDtcAokAm580xLrvnXpuabl5u2azkw-Cs2bNcjzEht_Ngcw/w484-h379/JZGD4180.JPG" width="484" /></a></div><p></p><p>The choice of venues could not be more picturesque. The Concours was held at The Breakers, the famous Gilded Age mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt for Cornelius Vanderbilt II between 1893-1895. The stunning 70 room summer home sits on 13 waterfront acres on Ochre Avenue. The Breakers is the most visited tourist destination in Rhode Island and it does not disappoint. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmPP5AbWVV2Ug8HhLK56690luaUiMpPuiZ0laB4ZjQbGNEqoF9QGuIDbfW84Y6gcENL2PrYUvXuTspcGwW1bqQgXye-E8U92gZS-WTwYOz9TSwRRYMWcSs4r2zuoAoyeqkiQ2JECoxSClPC8yUj5EbcosJM0Vbs365NwZdfi7nhVEWcPNCldhqkt6Xg/s4032/IMG_4737.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmPP5AbWVV2Ug8HhLK56690luaUiMpPuiZ0laB4ZjQbGNEqoF9QGuIDbfW84Y6gcENL2PrYUvXuTspcGwW1bqQgXye-E8U92gZS-WTwYOz9TSwRRYMWcSs4r2zuoAoyeqkiQ2JECoxSClPC8yUj5EbcosJM0Vbs365NwZdfi7nhVEWcPNCldhqkt6Xg/w502-h377/IMG_4737.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>At 6:00 am on Sunday morning my wife and I unloaded the MV Agusta from the trailer and proceeded through the imposing wrought iron gates and continued along the pea gravel driveway following a pre-war Alfa Romeo in the pre-dawn darkness. The proceeding day it rained for over 12 continuous hours and now the winds had picked up and as the remnants of Hurricane Ian pulled away from the coast. The volunteer crew had spent the night laying down a plywood road to ease entrance onto the grass covered gardens that lay between the "Cottage" and the ocean. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcuuzkQcZaJy9bOChQtEZloj5fVsZo2MLuPCPRH25d76KN-mH7OkviDA16XKicnAgEKUF_EQrHUOPjZI_EOU8QedVT5b_4nYrlik4LTxwH5huXruXditGJdsgQUtR-DgEGs2rQ4HYS3Eb-HA6JCqMCnXMcnBcG4iECuSSxx6UJRye6PGKkKQ9Sl5VQg/s4032/IMG_4429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcuuzkQcZaJy9bOChQtEZloj5fVsZo2MLuPCPRH25d76KN-mH7OkviDA16XKicnAgEKUF_EQrHUOPjZI_EOU8QedVT5b_4nYrlik4LTxwH5huXruXditGJdsgQUtR-DgEGs2rQ4HYS3Eb-HA6JCqMCnXMcnBcG4iECuSSxx6UJRye6PGKkKQ9Sl5VQg/w474-h355/IMG_4429.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The "Dawn Patrol" is alive and well and worth getting up early for. It provides a rare opportunity to see all the vehicles before the crowds arrive in the best light of the day. I rounded the corner and was guided to our spot on the showfield. Our Class Coordinator introduced himself and made sure we had everything we needed throughout the day. Not long afterward, other motorcycles arrived and exciting car after car filled the field. We scurried off to the VIP tent in search of breakfast and warmth from the gale force wind. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpvLHX8O3Jgfao5XvpXHDBS4pA4Wp5rAmDzFS5Infyu3u3UQrfen5eh-LLHI0r26gQsqrSLtZ1G9Cgik-R-EVXa099FC6ANbjQUDauEAcEsH-h7CuU97RKpJrUSndQ-1vBIUHuE2dvKhCdZdrDgMiolctBXxRXYTMVSxEAdywk1rKxrUVxy4yhqN33Q/s1333/IMG_5083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1333" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpvLHX8O3Jgfao5XvpXHDBS4pA4Wp5rAmDzFS5Infyu3u3UQrfen5eh-LLHI0r26gQsqrSLtZ1G9Cgik-R-EVXa099FC6ANbjQUDauEAcEsH-h7CuU97RKpJrUSndQ-1vBIUHuE2dvKhCdZdrDgMiolctBXxRXYTMVSxEAdywk1rKxrUVxy4yhqN33Q/w490-h417/IMG_5083.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p_I8i7iInf0HG_o2tspjyjb3FqTl7P_73HcHbiH4Gw23I5VtwdR6u80Zc5CwdJIJ-o3sqP1kQFXXoIUgIrrUbf-Gxe_uImfOraeU8rUFAAfaBHN5PapJxquAsOuYWa1kiYK_4JUTOTkX6YzU4LDrHRfpYwOO6hfXIj9kNbnYM3BnpXyVErzVfYV4rQ/s3230/IMG_4448.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3230" data-original-width="2417" height="675" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p_I8i7iInf0HG_o2tspjyjb3FqTl7P_73HcHbiH4Gw23I5VtwdR6u80Zc5CwdJIJ-o3sqP1kQFXXoIUgIrrUbf-Gxe_uImfOraeU8rUFAAfaBHN5PapJxquAsOuYWa1kiYK_4JUTOTkX6YzU4LDrHRfpYwOO6hfXIj9kNbnYM3BnpXyVErzVfYV4rQ/w504-h675/IMG_4448.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Suitably prepared, with full bellies and collars up we ventured on to the field again to find it well laid out and getting busier by the moment. Donald Osbourne, Nic Waller and Jay Leno are the public faces associated with this event and all were on hand to stop and say hello as the judges got busy trying to sort out which vehicles would win their respective classes. With so many beautiful, worthy cars and motorcycles to choose from, they had their work cut out for them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zV7MDJnz9lt1sVtdY0w4u49Y4e2zrgkqwktZXSeDkaR59HLbKNXrlxN_PRu-4rHJZJ_p83LuTYPE-jn-bpFSLn76YeaSwtQeefUyFCbbA9vyLgDcoV6iIQL-9wIi6eFMjPwB-No1eRw3Mm20LkHfpIbcWGJ95rK-NqnX303HGzNbZ_KOLJ2zV1ylFA/s4032/IMG_4890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zV7MDJnz9lt1sVtdY0w4u49Y4e2zrgkqwktZXSeDkaR59HLbKNXrlxN_PRu-4rHJZJ_p83LuTYPE-jn-bpFSLn76YeaSwtQeefUyFCbbA9vyLgDcoV6iIQL-9wIi6eFMjPwB-No1eRw3Mm20LkHfpIbcWGJ95rK-NqnX303HGzNbZ_KOLJ2zV1ylFA/w508-h381/IMG_4890.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>By the afternoon, the judges had rendered their decisions and the awards ceremony was to start shortly. We were surprised and delighted to find we won the Motorcycle Class! Our Class Coordinator made sure we were ready when the time came to drive over to the reviewing stand and collect our trophy. I'd spent the last year and a half working on the MV Agusta 750S America and this was its debut show. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEpACHBYYji6vfvgcHikDx8-fYNRP7tD5smCMbimNMilzG-d3tDXiTj3eaRfRjg1AGDF-Oy1NJO-2N43iuHGz-UfNkJ4e7CoMIHT_ESlqvnGifjVYqmwA8hxliDke8UHeLQECwLJBGkwFha1KzXq7gFnIigKENJ-9NWnNXqyMD6RiA-QqXbwJqJWzWg/s1170/IMG_E5094.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1170" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEpACHBYYji6vfvgcHikDx8-fYNRP7tD5smCMbimNMilzG-d3tDXiTj3eaRfRjg1AGDF-Oy1NJO-2N43iuHGz-UfNkJ4e7CoMIHT_ESlqvnGifjVYqmwA8hxliDke8UHeLQECwLJBGkwFha1KzXq7gFnIigKENJ-9NWnNXqyMD6RiA-QqXbwJqJWzWg/w563-h371/IMG_E5094.JPG" width="563" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3_bbqDqninxb_o5C-KrJFb9wAHX5KbxiQ7XKjmJqQE1AYHJBr_B4ZErKjLIAJW7XwFQLx1aqg8as_J4_QuOvc3ldQ5G_ebSD99gt8TgDztKWhqJPS74qVBa0uX5kIbRiTpa5pCIxv0T2cwuI80VFdLqe4nh-rWH3zx6OUPpJ5pvmPPRVZG9vb1fKcA/s1440/OBBZ7640.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had owned a 1998 MV Agusta 750 Oro and have raced a 1972 MV Agusta 350B Electronica for years with the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association. This machine is different, closer to the DNA sourced from the Grand Prix racers. It dates from a time that the famous company won their final World Championship, 37 in all. When I think of the glory days of MV Agusta and the men who raced them, it reminds me of why I ever wanted one. Great names like John Surtees, John Hartle, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read raced these machines that were built with one purpose; to win World Championships. The 750 road bikes were the result of customers demanding they get a machine as close to their heroes as possible. The MV four-cylinder motorcycles first appeared in 600cc form and later 750 and 850 versions. All shared a common engine design and were built in limited quantities. All MV's of the era when Count Domenica Agusta and his men at Cascina Costa (near Milan) made the greatest motorcycles of their time are highly prized today as well. </p><p>There had been many challenges since I came to own the MV. I was searching for the right one that I could afford for years, but every time I got close, prices continued to rise just out of my reach. A friend, Michael Casale, now deceased, was at an auction buying for his main employer's collection. It was a great surprise when he called me in February 2019 and told me he bought me an MV and that I needed to come up with the money in two days' time. I shuffled some finances around, sold a motorcycle and took out a small loan all within that small window of time. When the MV arrived a few weeks later, we unloaded it in the bitter cold and sat back to study it. We would discover later that it had been restored 20 years previously in South Africa while in the care of its second owner. The first owner took delivery in the England in 1977 and kept it for 15 years. It was complete and ran, but a number of items would be addressed sometime later. For now, I was still basking in that new-old bike bubble. I had an actual MV Agusta 750 sitting in my garage.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3mKaByWRELjoxmIktLHo16TC3T10wqmXHA96JVkTpoeuXtUQIm-jsZkq-pn_aye2zXXV1Cy1elt8u4fMrKYxxWsWoEEt80ueveOHyTK8FZY7VoW-EZzCOk4zKE96BpD4rhONRlG1JJGtzgspBmfGuuF2FGdS6qtzfKj-2Faxs4Aa5NW4HJ3wd3-bww/s4032/IMG_1705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3mKaByWRELjoxmIktLHo16TC3T10wqmXHA96JVkTpoeuXtUQIm-jsZkq-pn_aye2zXXV1Cy1elt8u4fMrKYxxWsWoEEt80ueveOHyTK8FZY7VoW-EZzCOk4zKE96BpD4rhONRlG1JJGtzgspBmfGuuF2FGdS6qtzfKj-2Faxs4Aa5NW4HJ3wd3-bww/w431-h575/IMG_1705.jpg" width="431" /></a>n</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Soon after I bought the MV, I had a big crash on a friend's motorcycle on a road near my house. Numerous broken bones and nerve damage would slow me down and change the way I ride. After 30 years of racing motorcycles on the track, that too would come to a close. As time passed and I began to heal and take to two wheels again, I came to recognize my own mortality and that I was lucky to still be able to ride at all considering the damage that was done. My days of racing motorcycles had come to an abrupt halt. Just a month before my road crash I took my final laps on my 1961 Norton Manx and 1972 MV 350 racers at Carolina Motorsports Track. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuFhpBja-k8PHS8VN8G26GNmKz-iCEy6LsDtQ0tfB_kHzkR4sPcpEhoouEogxH-6FeaSk2QIXhLhxIJ9w7v_kqhYdGD7stbDoUTPGFsJr17-R4WgyD4kAkmuNaQ3dbgCWYgG_L74hbWUClRYHhB3uUCFKWk45Yot4LJwQlGDWpFi5L_YF2HjitlMR4A/s4200/IMG_3998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2901" data-original-width="4200" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuFhpBja-k8PHS8VN8G26GNmKz-iCEy6LsDtQ0tfB_kHzkR4sPcpEhoouEogxH-6FeaSk2QIXhLhxIJ9w7v_kqhYdGD7stbDoUTPGFsJr17-R4WgyD4kAkmuNaQ3dbgCWYgG_L74hbWUClRYHhB3uUCFKWk45Yot4LJwQlGDWpFi5L_YF2HjitlMR4A/w549-h379/IMG_3998.jpg" width="549" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>In 2020 I took a short ride on a friend's 1974 MV 750 Sport and realized that my America needed a comprehensive restoration to perform and look the way I wanted it to be. I have the good fortune of knowing Albert Bold of Bold Precision in Pennsylvania to return this MV to its former glory. 14 months later, overcoming innumerable obstacles and resolving previous poorly repaired items, we finished the motorcycle. Doug Summers of The Toy Box in Oxford, PA supplied the paintwork that makes it look as good as it runs. Chris Wycoff polished the Borrani alloy rims and forks.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJUilnrkBAFGz-Vo-9ft1syfCb0pRAYuc5yMYHqKUzyxPaFxs0oVcf4zi739eKsERrTDINnwXwNXYXrTyKIAPEPXwighHb7lJ4xu3gulpMhWh6W4aFpww4WT3w8Q23TUWR-RwI_SUfTXddCGLCLufcVDc22pKm0vqMGZQsxzPtLDNtcusKN06YZYyfA/s1440/LFQA4027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1440" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJUilnrkBAFGz-Vo-9ft1syfCb0pRAYuc5yMYHqKUzyxPaFxs0oVcf4zi739eKsERrTDINnwXwNXYXrTyKIAPEPXwighHb7lJ4xu3gulpMhWh6W4aFpww4WT3w8Q23TUWR-RwI_SUfTXddCGLCLufcVDc22pKm0vqMGZQsxzPtLDNtcusKN06YZYyfA/w511-h399/LFQA4027.JPG" width="511" /></a></div><p> </p><p> A week after Audrain, word came that Phil Read, the 8-time World Champion motorcycle racer, had died. Phil came over from the U.K. in 2018 to visit for an event I organized. In memory of the great rider and his Grand Prix title won on the MV Agusta 500cc racer, I took the 750S America out for a long ride to soak in the bellowing exhaust note of the four pipes. When I pulled over to take a moment to reflect on Phil's passing and my own recovery from injuries a few years back, I realized that time does not stand still for any man. I pointed the bike north towards my home and hit the starter button, content in the knowledge that I am alive today and have been a very fortunate man. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-64492850630680998102022-09-25T12:09:00.003-07:002022-09-25T12:09:28.669-07:00<p><b> The 25th Annual Radnor Hunt Concours, September 11, 2022</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2NEXQdRdQld3mM5VV1pDa3lv4e17PGq3coI5jrjFLV0g7An-eIIvTmiM2CSPETh_Rjor6uvlhoL4HcIzAMZuwbcuqwI_ODWz2z9-rNGybkIXDMTar0OMQiLFHA05BCFvVPIRj8PbrYqIHge-A2Z4skcWVhmO4-wsm2liRfR2wpCAdE7AlsQbqRfBkA/s6240/IMG_8170.CR2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="6240" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2NEXQdRdQld3mM5VV1pDa3lv4e17PGq3coI5jrjFLV0g7An-eIIvTmiM2CSPETh_Rjor6uvlhoL4HcIzAMZuwbcuqwI_ODWz2z9-rNGybkIXDMTar0OMQiLFHA05BCFvVPIRj8PbrYqIHge-A2Z4skcWVhmO4-wsm2liRfR2wpCAdE7AlsQbqRfBkA/w447-h298/IMG_8170.CR2" width="447" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flying Merkel V-Twin</div><p></p><p>106 cars and 36 motorcycles were slated to appear at the Radnor Hunt Concours for the 25th Anniversary celebration. Despite dry and warm weather for the Friday evening Welcome Barbeque, Saturday's Road Rally and the Black Tie Gala, the winds of change swept in for less than ideal conditions come Sunday morning. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A07mc1O24W21ui8PU2eGofra6fnRwTrYS99gW0osa3sbcLZPSzb7toTVUX6dBnfWN3m45I0R33fpuN-tXuCD43XInXnWJEzg14zWEcWJQs5Fw92OH02Lfxw8rtzhzoHJTqAHBsEyQpNk6927YepAKbgNz1NcOA54Xdt4dRX0C4mquQkc0wGOqEcc5w/s2016/IMG_4203%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A07mc1O24W21ui8PU2eGofra6fnRwTrYS99gW0osa3sbcLZPSzb7toTVUX6dBnfWN3m45I0R33fpuN-tXuCD43XInXnWJEzg14zWEcWJQs5Fw92OH02Lfxw8rtzhzoHJTqAHBsEyQpNk6927YepAKbgNz1NcOA54Xdt4dRX0C4mquQkc0wGOqEcc5w/w439-h329/IMG_4203%20(1).jpg" width="439" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 1959 Cadillac Cyclone Concept Car</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlzweJIAdpOYjDhCdVk5bov87LNs1lLVRzp5NztB_j3otiUCNXQ1lRSP2ecJ-zRpr2YupctFWmpjjd25tZYsQPTy4o7S3eMc7iwxo9OKl4gUaEEhw_hgarf4crHRFUuRC1ZCux0V9Id3ZsaQdsAUi7kymAqMrNf2wxrE6qCne_3msB4tMxdYv6Paayw/s2016/IMG_4205%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlzweJIAdpOYjDhCdVk5bov87LNs1lLVRzp5NztB_j3otiUCNXQ1lRSP2ecJ-zRpr2YupctFWmpjjd25tZYsQPTy4o7S3eMc7iwxo9OKl4gUaEEhw_hgarf4crHRFUuRC1ZCux0V9Id3ZsaQdsAUi7kymAqMrNf2wxrE6qCne_3msB4tMxdYv6Paayw/w448-h336/IMG_4205%20(1).jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outrageous 2003 Cadillac V-16 Concept Car </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnt8NJOHo5FS5rcnB1mh1F5h5j5dzjQ6196PtSqWlEdS5BU6s5uOX_Wr7z5y7FCz5dIAxn_B3N8vSi3WnlUth2FOXK3vvc14uSJUI3_8HozTIZQtmrl89Y60NeYNsGcskmn8ByKuZnnuuPfKLxoqvHXqlmQ2nBJEctpBJGFTFkIl9zVGoGfoz5WlonQ/s2016/IMG_4160%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnt8NJOHo5FS5rcnB1mh1F5h5j5dzjQ6196PtSqWlEdS5BU6s5uOX_Wr7z5y7FCz5dIAxn_B3N8vSi3WnlUth2FOXK3vvc14uSJUI3_8HozTIZQtmrl89Y60NeYNsGcskmn8ByKuZnnuuPfKLxoqvHXqlmQ2nBJEctpBJGFTFkIl9zVGoGfoz5WlonQ/w465-h349/IMG_4160%20(1).jpg" width="465" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbbF3AZ_ME5lZ6BMxlTqE0qsC1EVgExe33sXiItPmOjvnOAkjWsuEeifMPJbDs3ZM_I9-uPlVcEBMQsrFSduYYlbhOWS3NmgNOFgBdw7XLDejpXFrQaJZL-Quchf1IlAGNXOiwihSSGx2JNwFolAqbS4y7DYr4Gatd0EpmhFvY87M7LQCd4ADIwn1zQ/s1788/IMG_4165%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1788" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbbF3AZ_ME5lZ6BMxlTqE0qsC1EVgExe33sXiItPmOjvnOAkjWsuEeifMPJbDs3ZM_I9-uPlVcEBMQsrFSduYYlbhOWS3NmgNOFgBdw7XLDejpXFrQaJZL-Quchf1IlAGNXOiwihSSGx2JNwFolAqbS4y7DYr4Gatd0EpmhFvY87M7LQCd4ADIwn1zQ/w468-h396/IMG_4165%20(1).jpg" width="468" /></a></div></div><p>We awoke at 5:00 am to find high humidity and a day long rain looming. By the time we started to unload the motorcycles we were transporting and start to stage the vehicles on the showfield, the first drops started to fall. We were prepared, with clear plastic covers to protect the machines from the rain. Yes, these machines, both two and four-wheelers, were meant to be used in wet or dry conditions when new, but that now that some have been elevated to "Art" and increased in value substantially over time, owners are more particular about transporting and displaying them outside in the pouring rain. But, to win, you must show up and be on the field, so most owners, thankfully, did just that. That being the case, we had a show to judge and attendees showed up in droves to see it despite the damp conditions. </p><p> <span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGLJkj5VA2NL-a3pyZqOADto5YP_QVEiqfZ_KI4TxBKOE2VspF2sTA5q0qvMAHIsCYLtUU7nHw-u8iScwXSSuWwR2JOG6ZQ8GfE1DpkQwS_34pKH5RODYFY9JzUlXCfndC7hyBrjKYxuv3fb2xGZXuL-HefT_2e5U0E2rgfTaPagij6DJK-CmVzL7Fw/s3120/IMG_8181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="3120" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGLJkj5VA2NL-a3pyZqOADto5YP_QVEiqfZ_KI4TxBKOE2VspF2sTA5q0qvMAHIsCYLtUU7nHw-u8iScwXSSuWwR2JOG6ZQ8GfE1DpkQwS_34pKH5RODYFY9JzUlXCfndC7hyBrjKYxuv3fb2xGZXuL-HefT_2e5U0E2rgfTaPagij6DJK-CmVzL7Fw/w502-h334/IMG_8181.JPG" width="502" /></a></p><p>The Executive Board of the Radnor Hunt Concours pulled out all the stops with General Motors sending two Concept Vehicles from Detroit as we were honoring Cadillac and several of their top designers including Wayne Kady, Joan Kramer and Kip Wasenko. Porsche 4 Cam cars, Derham Coachworks cars and the 75th Anniversary of Ferrari rounded out the automobiles to be featured on the main field. There is a second-tier collection of more modern Super Cars and Hyper Cars in the Motorsports Park paddock. Our focus, in this article is motorcycles. This year, BSA and American Motorcycles were to be featured along with Special Guest, AMA Hall of Fame inductee and filmmaker Peter Starr.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Bi0qiAk8ZMOv7PT3GFYFbj8aRTh4948gQSybWqMOpt4go-cxQPl6DRsubH1PRbUB-K-PfCxIMW43wpuWd86ub--EDA4xph-PsqPXSKA2oNb6y41BS6WISWmdD5bz9Afrcw2Bp0Z08z32zAAXJuWzI8P6H40J4wEelOvECjGwDXi_Ab5he3btiJV0BQ/s2016/IMG_4362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Bi0qiAk8ZMOv7PT3GFYFbj8aRTh4948gQSybWqMOpt4go-cxQPl6DRsubH1PRbUB-K-PfCxIMW43wpuWd86ub--EDA4xph-PsqPXSKA2oNb6y41BS6WISWmdD5bz9Afrcw2Bp0Z08z32zAAXJuWzI8P6H40J4wEelOvECjGwDXi_Ab5he3btiJV0BQ/w417-h556/IMG_4362.jpg" width="417" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw8PdCoqczEGaUHbZQuF_SX3xeDs2GSA2fErde6Pu436nbRBAOSQF4mrRc-653KqmoLh36mK_2IHU_Ziua-oOp_bZib787-t0Ydr_pEwj3gFIyHStinUdd5gloxO6tbsSN7yZDlzoM06f3tREUnK_dD4NYhT-dHsFqRpzamlewJH_7OYIfGYOvZH08A/s3120/IMG_8199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>2022 Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance Motorcycle Results</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>Best of Show</b>: 1914 Pierce Four <wbr></wbr> Owner: David Markel, Skippack, PA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>Spirit of Radnor Hunt Award</b>: 1923 Ace Four XP-4 with Sidecar Owner: Boyertown Museum, Boyertown, PA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>Historical Significance</b>: 1958 BSA DBD34 Gold Star Owner: Christopher Candy, West Chester, PA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>Preservation Award</b>: 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA Owner: Todd Trumbore, Harleysville, PA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>American 1900-1920</b>: 1914 Pierce Four <wbr></wbr> Owner: David Markel, Skippack, PA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>American 1921-1945:</b> 1923 Ner-A-Car <wbr></wbr> Owner: Christopher Aker, Haddonfield, NJ</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>American 1946-1990</b>: 1955 Harley-Davidson FL Owner: William Walker, Schwenksville, PA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>BSA 1930-1945</b>: 1939 BSA M24 Gold Star <wbr></wbr> Owner: Kerry Grubb, Silver Springs, MD</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>BSA 1946-1960</b>: 1958 BSA B33 <wbr></wbr> Owner: Bud Kubena, Pittsburgh, PA </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>BSA 1961-197</b>3:1961 BSA A10 Golden Flash Royal Tourist Owner: Bud Kubena, Pittsburgh, PA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b>People's Choice:</b> 1968 BSA Spitfire MKIV <wbr></wbr> Owner: Ray Laforce, Cockeysville, MD</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"> <wbr></wbr> <wbr></wbr> <wbr></wbr> </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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With the recent purchase of the Concours by Hagerty insurance, the fun level was kicked up a notch at the beautiful waterfront location in Greewich. Radwood, a celebration of all things 1980s and the Concours d'Lemons were just two of the additions attracting a younger crowd to this Concours for automobiles and motorcycles. The main event, however, was the Concours d'Elegance on Sunday. That's where the best cars and motorcycles in the country are judged by ICJAG (International Chief Judge Advisory Group) standards. This points-based system utilizes both the objectivity of applied standards and the wisdom of experienced judges to add in historical significance and other factors to award the best of the best machines on display. Let's take a look. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgccthdEu0sSFRi9pZRVvdwmpgae9bhj5pZZemcEjdQszpxydlyyKmop2rh7a4kb3VO9lJA1FaAO7RnMknUvq5ORMUwS_hncAjcUeHdguSBbNEMHuVRbTZ9C9SPpzzIcfWXzjMUQ68ECZGD5QQuvc98jSTV-e5QiAoSz9t0BcXhAxxYpaqCbq7EOUeVrA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgccthdEu0sSFRi9pZRVvdwmpgae9bhj5pZZemcEjdQszpxydlyyKmop2rh7a4kb3VO9lJA1FaAO7RnMknUvq5ORMUwS_hncAjcUeHdguSBbNEMHuVRbTZ9C9SPpzzIcfWXzjMUQ68ECZGD5QQuvc98jSTV-e5QiAoSz9t0BcXhAxxYpaqCbq7EOUeVrA=w386-h290" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ex-Dick Mann BSA Rocket 3 Triple racer was a show-stopper. The last-gasp racing effort for BSA and an American racing icon Dick Mann went for all out for glory in the early 1970s on this powerful three-cylinder racing motorcycle. </div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyKM3VTU4jUr7RfGd6I0_-SiSwgT88TqpvDsq_vCzr9ncwuOBfe57vgNCyFc4QrE5RulVwfyX0tYPHZoNeDIaGnBYUzQ52ViKGAq20sQlaYkdJlJhZe1-k-Xc1DaFSTmL1PMaw_JW1CP5h5kb2ctm67kCjgoVA-Yy0w_JEu9vs5g4V51_5BbOgj0c5Q/s2016/IMG_4608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyKM3VTU4jUr7RfGd6I0_-SiSwgT88TqpvDsq_vCzr9ncwuOBfe57vgNCyFc4QrE5RulVwfyX0tYPHZoNeDIaGnBYUzQ52ViKGAq20sQlaYkdJlJhZe1-k-Xc1DaFSTmL1PMaw_JW1CP5h5kb2ctm67kCjgoVA-Yy0w_JEu9vs5g4V51_5BbOgj0c5Q/w382-h287/IMG_4608.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Concours program featured insightful articles that put some context as to why these featured marques were being honored. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiYUjMhO2r7Hzq3GPTJg_WSksuICRcYL6JmY76mLYo27T4RRlDVpVL_5LSiu-bhhMk76NSrrAzxGGw-Z1YUtkAQ2Br_pYPgcINb52Lpb-W9Zm-JmFQxXafnf67w9d2DCcKWBJ4UU0q7iBDcTilJiMSDG7VEiP7Ab4FSuD0TsfP_Iwt8bAEzbbIC89HQ/s2016/IMG_2830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiYUjMhO2r7Hzq3GPTJg_WSksuICRcYL6JmY76mLYo27T4RRlDVpVL_5LSiu-bhhMk76NSrrAzxGGw-Z1YUtkAQ2Br_pYPgcINb52Lpb-W9Zm-JmFQxXafnf67w9d2DCcKWBJ4UU0q7iBDcTilJiMSDG7VEiP7Ab4FSuD0TsfP_Iwt8bAEzbbIC89HQ/w345-h259/IMG_2830.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adventure Touring Motorcycles, the fastest growing segment in motorcycling can trace its roots to motorcycles likes this ISDT BMW. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMJh3I3y0FpdjG_4Jycw98WHgJV7Lzsj38JZ6w78I98r7WkyrBPfwXk-FvPdFwl7PnLgWhaF-eERsye5x3o2OYFPgdRvxbZf8cpMS9SBbM-G3lK3G0UY9kKn-eGBANepiXdLSA_z5qh5tQHgDpZxRd1b4cp-jfu1jgalmiH9vjMvJnrCjwSR88OW83g/s2016/IMG_2826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMJh3I3y0FpdjG_4Jycw98WHgJV7Lzsj38JZ6w78I98r7WkyrBPfwXk-FvPdFwl7PnLgWhaF-eERsye5x3o2OYFPgdRvxbZf8cpMS9SBbM-G3lK3G0UY9kKn-eGBANepiXdLSA_z5qh5tQHgDpZxRd1b4cp-jfu1jgalmiH9vjMvJnrCjwSR88OW83g/s320/IMG_2826.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This BSA was specifically designed to race in the Daytona 200 on the beach </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in Florida in the late 1950s.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMr1CTb66IwRceecJasPrY6kLEUc1kF-5Sy581So4_TmbdfI0pRik7YdXu46TZ6fBxKGWnIJjN3UVwYLivBJ2zhWkaOBJUO1zqszfEZ5kMKQUloQx4b3VQy7cF4RnY_toLHqLpREVEa-s-uqBt7ovNI4PmrQQPE_l2bcNGU5CszUbaI4HgtqA4Q7pYmg/s2016/IMG_2823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMr1CTb66IwRceecJasPrY6kLEUc1kF-5Sy581So4_TmbdfI0pRik7YdXu46TZ6fBxKGWnIJjN3UVwYLivBJ2zhWkaOBJUO1zqszfEZ5kMKQUloQx4b3VQy7cF4RnY_toLHqLpREVEa-s-uqBt7ovNI4PmrQQPE_l2bcNGU5CszUbaI4HgtqA4Q7pYmg/s320/IMG_2823.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The quintessential BSA Gold Star, the DBD34 remains among the most iconic BSA machines ever built. It was every schoolboys dream motorcycle in the 1950s in the U.K.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8EfiewS6pFCJQXoGROtf6ZItQz4arWUKQrlRpTx34BSVUwKWJBhnxUgd-gDe4D0TOZoT5BY05QjrqpObA72_Ejk65Uve5assk8GTL7pf0-_kWaveqzkvZQ6Nz7xyzmg4_tS_TVQ9-CeqgPJ5HedsV9lQoCngGbj8oK_oxvELSkCVRL-KoWM8g3iY9A/s2016/IMG_2935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8EfiewS6pFCJQXoGROtf6ZItQz4arWUKQrlRpTx34BSVUwKWJBhnxUgd-gDe4D0TOZoT5BY05QjrqpObA72_Ejk65Uve5assk8GTL7pf0-_kWaveqzkvZQ6Nz7xyzmg4_tS_TVQ9-CeqgPJ5HedsV9lQoCngGbj8oK_oxvELSkCVRL-KoWM8g3iY9A/s320/IMG_2935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This BMW Rennsport replica featured an original engine and many period parts. The hand-hammered aluminum fairing was a work of art in itself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrEYGfQtsXF1Fp6MQ08qNFdzORwFrjTw8sW5TLJXAAC7luBt-Cjxmm2hq_spFLpouH-71tow0ITA0fkqvDTLcHCs3dwzMoPb5abaD_9T_IBDY9FBZ2qY7-zPMNulrgU7VOJdkLIyJuDfEl2q8w8ZuZeH0dzL7IcOuI3ZsuDkDk9J26s3HhUZqOe9Juw/s1696/IMG_2929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1696" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrEYGfQtsXF1Fp6MQ08qNFdzORwFrjTw8sW5TLJXAAC7luBt-Cjxmm2hq_spFLpouH-71tow0ITA0fkqvDTLcHCs3dwzMoPb5abaD_9T_IBDY9FBZ2qY7-zPMNulrgU7VOJdkLIyJuDfEl2q8w8ZuZeH0dzL7IcOuI3ZsuDkDk9J26s3HhUZqOe9Juw/w430-h383/IMG_2929.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGnt1haYj98SDoHK8j_P2WB52RmJpj8H7uQBNpzS11vtU37SXMsfSK8XN7oO25_hlTPN9-OA7b_7Dvs1wa1TnoIgi71eChf6wXUQq4J93iuvDpfkMG-pQTyPgayCoKAvvbfhsKJQ9i5vhR87R8QtuteVbItH_tUxxcbb3fxc7G_xb_zisstp6QweBmw/s2016/IMG_2933%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Cisitalia 202 by Pinin Farina was so beautiful that MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City added one to its permanent collection in 1951.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cJ4msaAljMo7L-LlVesIQBI_0c-e64OCG9m2YDwHmOotFvvma9eIIAY65M0JZJcvKx0zfz7jzDHGWY6LiPnk94JcZEHONc6qBSh7R6RbUw5jQ6G2PIEEBZ-Yw-_MU0EqHumUNndeMpfk5F0yZaFmeAlK431Br6fOnSPiRVGHKzWltlZcq98j68jr0g/s1573/IMG_2888.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="1573" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cJ4msaAljMo7L-LlVesIQBI_0c-e64OCG9m2YDwHmOotFvvma9eIIAY65M0JZJcvKx0zfz7jzDHGWY6LiPnk94JcZEHONc6qBSh7R6RbUw5jQ6G2PIEEBZ-Yw-_MU0EqHumUNndeMpfk5F0yZaFmeAlK431Br6fOnSPiRVGHKzWltlZcq98j68jr0g/s320/IMG_2888.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The famous NASCAR beach racer, Fabulous Hudson Hornet made a stop before being honored at the "Cars at the Capital" exhibit in Washington, DC this summer. 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Motorcycle features will include Best of British and Italian Exotics. </div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-67948952585588202552022-05-16T18:56:00.003-07:002022-09-25T08:10:53.012-07:00Harley-Davidson XR750<p> The Gathering of Motorcycles at Quail Lodge in Carmel California continues to set trends for style and substance with a eclectic mix of old and new. My reason for being there was to judge the Harley-Davidson XR750 class with fellow judges Bob Ferry and Cary Buck, two guys who know these machines inside and out. Without them, I'd have been lost. Some owners supply descriptions that may fall short of accurately describing their machines or may simply not know what has been changed from stock. Racers being what they are, parts get traded out and upgraded if you want to stay at the front. There has also been many talented aftermarket framer builders that kept the XR750 competitive too. </p><p><br /></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2gkrkqfz-5f7BmVmm8VgqvEwvOLagbcZbjRHGkhysVv6JH-oJIb7u0fOjg5p6l21x0telY14yds1u_Wf03RKQm21NSUI-1Wzh5_y-0wUAqy08ysq2cEKhlVUia0PmB9C-ZDALjgXlkkpUm6RgkEyfnJMxdPecf9-R0XLbpypKxo4MqmmKu9B4iTzTA/s4032/IMG_2345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2gkrkqfz-5f7BmVmm8VgqvEwvOLagbcZbjRHGkhysVv6JH-oJIb7u0fOjg5p6l21x0telY14yds1u_Wf03RKQm21NSUI-1Wzh5_y-0wUAqy08ysq2cEKhlVUia0PmB9C-ZDALjgXlkkpUm6RgkEyfnJMxdPecf9-R0XLbpypKxo4MqmmKu9B4iTzTA/w376-h282/IMG_2345.jpg" width="376" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Show founder Gordon McCall along with Chief Judge Somer Hooker and Host Paul d'Orleans hit it out of the park again this year. Congratulations to all the people behind the scenes who put on a great show that is equally Lifestyle, Art and Motorcycles at Quail. Emerging metalsmiths and Stylists debut their edgy creations that honor the past and push the boundaries of what's possible on two-wheels you'll see Early American motorcycles mix with Honda Z50s and Choppers. Classic Racers are in abundance as California has been a hotbed of competition since the dawn of the sport. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZD0uxZ5nznhuGj7iAqyNzoFaG0DezVE6RMyANeRMenqvtOFPUF3imKL5r_1BKBSLC2OxFVK_yywZ1nM5OeOqhygl_QSrFP0pPHRyi9nOQ_a9PGRyWOBAopXlxQViY0S9TLy3GS5_CwoycrAKffNhepXMn7ej0we4Jep1qcHnWcg3UG0VCJlNwC4eszQ/s4032/IMG_2365.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZD0uxZ5nznhuGj7iAqyNzoFaG0DezVE6RMyANeRMenqvtOFPUF3imKL5r_1BKBSLC2OxFVK_yywZ1nM5OeOqhygl_QSrFP0pPHRyi9nOQ_a9PGRyWOBAopXlxQViY0S9TLy3GS5_CwoycrAKffNhepXMn7ej0we4Jep1qcHnWcg3UG0VCJlNwC4eszQ/w541-h406/IMG_2365.jpg" width="541" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boxed American V-Twin powered Hill Climber </div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Harley-Davidson XR750 was hobbled by overheating issues on the big tracks when introduced in 1970. Its iron barrels were dropped in 1972 it took a swap to alloy engines to bring H-D to the front consistently. The Harley-Davidson XR750 dominated AMA Flat Track racing thereafter in an unprecedented 28 of 37 National Championships between 1972-2008. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZa-V4-Rc7iFs6U9cSO-mVJt1tyax2v-Xniv-KYNcOZ2DMsTvu8jmyA8E-c-3VnzNwjoH61GbTgGIVLkSFVHeGDwsXuZjGlIX9e0aFLTbJP4wxnoQOayDaED4wLCbIXQk0t4LwWAfaLGMOW3TVC7ZWR1UmUjefH7IRUOUBwknfbUj0C4BrYIyBwDV-Tw/s4032/IMG_2442%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZa-V4-Rc7iFs6U9cSO-mVJt1tyax2v-Xniv-KYNcOZ2DMsTvu8jmyA8E-c-3VnzNwjoH61GbTgGIVLkSFVHeGDwsXuZjGlIX9e0aFLTbJP4wxnoQOayDaED4wLCbIXQk0t4LwWAfaLGMOW3TVC7ZWR1UmUjefH7IRUOUBwknfbUj0C4BrYIyBwDV-Tw/w402-h302/IMG_2442%20(1).jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1970 XR750 from the Moto Talbott Collection</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQB2qu1Fj3uUxd_8sloiwC5O2vDd3REQA2DnuOUhKO1JH3hpZLVVB_5SP_IUbcJ7BBU-agSimY-Os8VQ812T9H1UBZDTCbHItivpUyeGAfGFF8tTlXjrQU5SfIoWw34kgqDXFyxGAYvd6vJTKQ9zOTmNobqrWgqNjGRic4VNOYNEcsClbh2LqxnBEo5Q/s3725/IMG_2355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3725" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQB2qu1Fj3uUxd_8sloiwC5O2vDd3REQA2DnuOUhKO1JH3hpZLVVB_5SP_IUbcJ7BBU-agSimY-Os8VQ812T9H1UBZDTCbHItivpUyeGAfGFF8tTlXjrQU5SfIoWw34kgqDXFyxGAYvd6vJTKQ9zOTmNobqrWgqNjGRic4VNOYNEcsClbh2LqxnBEo5Q/w508-h413/IMG_2355.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chris Carter's 1970 XR750</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-77232331878278276052021-11-26T08:52:00.006-08:002021-12-01T04:39:22.818-08:00American Muscle: The Crocker V-Twin <p> Al Crocker built about 100 Crocker V-Twin motorcycles between 1936-1942. Those machines are now some of the most sought after, highly valued American motorcycles ever built. How did such a small company create such a legendary machine? Well, let's start with who Al Crocker was and how the machine came to be in the first place. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl5KNNIcfUnL51ucQ5jTifud_xmJrmx8A21YEoK7S9MjYU3u4tpcZWrGpFer9a7pC05vHI9MUYX_vy4dyf15s2c9SQ82UQN1CWIaiRKqsgfAWaajADEZ_y0KUQwr05KEJnDCh4R6xNEB3/s2016/IMG_8337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl5KNNIcfUnL51ucQ5jTifud_xmJrmx8A21YEoK7S9MjYU3u4tpcZWrGpFer9a7pC05vHI9MUYX_vy4dyf15s2c9SQ82UQN1CWIaiRKqsgfAWaajADEZ_y0KUQwr05KEJnDCh4R6xNEB3/s320/IMG_8337.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7TUuA4eFdHhvUDCI8UvtLKoG8o4LqseE9e0pmYfO-p4agWEJ_FjO4VP2dBlIK_zWORW8N6V2Yce2X_Mfe49kx0xGJ2SrufXrNt4EJNdcqNIf7GiWFO4HQZNOBZd9wWLwNPpteFr32SFH/s2016/IMG_5219+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7TUuA4eFdHhvUDCI8UvtLKoG8o4LqseE9e0pmYfO-p4agWEJ_FjO4VP2dBlIK_zWORW8N6V2Yce2X_Mfe49kx0xGJ2SrufXrNt4EJNdcqNIf7GiWFO4HQZNOBZd9wWLwNPpteFr32SFH/s320/IMG_5219+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></p><p></p><p>Albert Crocker was born in 1882 and after college took an engineering job with Aurora Automatic Machinery Company in Aurora, Illinois making motorcycle engine parts for them At the time, Aurora supplied engines made under license for Indian for various other manufacturers. This led to a friendship and employment with Oscar Hedstrom and Charles Hendee, owners of Indian Moto Cycle Company in Springfield, Massachusetts. Crocker raced motorcycles and was friends with many of the stars of the day, one being the ill-fated Eddie Hasha, who lost his life in a board track racing accident in Newark, New Jersey in 1912. Just a few later Crocker married Hasha's widow Gertrude in Denver ,Colorado when both were working got Indian in 1924. Not long after that Crocker was running an Indian dealership in Kansas City and eventually made his way to Los Angeles, California. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmoO_KWgKcTrMJQLZrHXOjVpaLiufA9zBHY-eUdRcZ3WGM41pYUyHW8gjRvdGuVnWaeoqG72y9upd5p2syrA68w-_RUlIUdJzGBbuN4wAMwxtbUJCowIduhJ25EimSDNA5-_dyySczsUi/s1754/IMG_5187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmoO_KWgKcTrMJQLZrHXOjVpaLiufA9zBHY-eUdRcZ3WGM41pYUyHW8gjRvdGuVnWaeoqG72y9upd5p2syrA68w-_RUlIUdJzGBbuN4wAMwxtbUJCowIduhJ25EimSDNA5-_dyySczsUi/s320/IMG_5187.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>The numerous tragedies in Board Track racing led to an outcry in the media and eventual demise of the sport. It was in LA that Crocker and his machine shop foreman Paul Bigsby eventually created their first complete motorcycle, a single cylinder Speedway racer in 1931. About 30 Speedway racers were built before Al Crocker turned his attention to making bespoke street motorcycles at his little shop on Venice Boulevard. The first machines were 61 cubic inch "Hemi-Head" V-twins that became known as the small tank model following the introduction of the big tank Crocker in 1939. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcFTTjZdMOPBEGzAHkFrcLv0GdOgiwWrh6KiuSTtKhyZKhmurhYWtZDxR4Ovd5_CcjZC1hN47bzWH9LOU8itHiASwUtjKg95D_b1c5TCSftABW9PMYcuPBwVwpaXhBXWjrjGq5TXBmM7k/s2016/IMG_5172.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcFTTjZdMOPBEGzAHkFrcLv0GdOgiwWrh6KiuSTtKhyZKhmurhYWtZDxR4Ovd5_CcjZC1hN47bzWH9LOU8itHiASwUtjKg95D_b1c5TCSftABW9PMYcuPBwVwpaXhBXWjrjGq5TXBmM7k/s320/IMG_5172.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF4HXI2UGDsNn_fELhX8bHRjrne1SbmAy4zd_GYeIgxfzCA-aW3bHWWNAUZbrkdAhyphenhyphenKyfYqHZ1z8bvTeHFL5WZynFs3Qz-9_gPU-s60oT3-hTVpPbOIsv45hXoTMO8ubcs4VbzAVK6_2H/s2016/IMG_5170.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF4HXI2UGDsNn_fELhX8bHRjrne1SbmAy4zd_GYeIgxfzCA-aW3bHWWNAUZbrkdAhyphenhyphenKyfYqHZ1z8bvTeHFL5WZynFs3Qz-9_gPU-s60oT3-hTVpPbOIsv45hXoTMO8ubcs4VbzAVK6_2H/s320/IMG_5170.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></p><p>So powerful was the Crocker, that they were guaranteed to outrun any Harley-Davidson or Indian of its day. A legend was born. Steady development and meticulous attention to detail in construction of both the engine and the many bespoke parts meant that a Crocker motorcycle was a joy to look at as well as ride quickly.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSWPGerAhPUEMiBm3IQSTo26QFH8K0jIb4RxNSR6DiraRVUkFG2gEJRd8Dexkc_K2Vz4XqHCj8ANHCIlFnMv2mDQFONf399d0_tpGC0mAOtSl_CpNO3irEb2qWUxOrjClLolBEqXdkp5X/s2016/IMG_5332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSWPGerAhPUEMiBm3IQSTo26QFH8K0jIb4RxNSR6DiraRVUkFG2gEJRd8Dexkc_K2Vz4XqHCj8ANHCIlFnMv2mDQFONf399d0_tpGC0mAOtSl_CpNO3irEb2qWUxOrjClLolBEqXdkp5X/s320/IMG_5332.jpg" /></a></p><p> When World War II began, Crocker turned his attention to manufacturing aircraft parts and with scarcity of raw materials, the motorcycle production ended in 1942. Al Crocker eventually sold his company to Borg Warner and died in 1961. Paul Bigsby later created the Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece for electric guitars. Bigsby died in 1968. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78B9zZYrsz9H5FkXCOhY3-lDHKMVlSAZDpnPlj-fLGmNTHzJkvldPaWGGicfUOdDfHUcwcya422V61FyHukTF1EEbtHDE3F7kGOM1Kx4EaSO7r-FRy7HdN9CpTo0GQT1TXRT6W5CTSrWl/s2016/IMG_5186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78B9zZYrsz9H5FkXCOhY3-lDHKMVlSAZDpnPlj-fLGmNTHzJkvldPaWGGicfUOdDfHUcwcya422V61FyHukTF1EEbtHDE3F7kGOM1Kx4EaSO7r-FRy7HdN9CpTo0GQT1TXRT6W5CTSrWl/s320/IMG_5186.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnhNqzVDB7pO9KFJO6lhQUXsXSNgFE1yehdZYwrGC7tn-l97JW9-9x-qh2vVT1YfwjOXPgOGls1iYoDsdken6NF81swR4WpPWn4EihrVXtqwNeTzRRXEXqoabPyAfwiikLsaZ-38ituH4/s2016/IMG_5333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnhNqzVDB7pO9KFJO6lhQUXsXSNgFE1yehdZYwrGC7tn-l97JW9-9x-qh2vVT1YfwjOXPgOGls1iYoDsdken6NF81swR4WpPWn4EihrVXtqwNeTzRRXEXqoabPyAfwiikLsaZ-38ituH4/s320/IMG_5333.jpg" /></a></p><p>Appreciation for the American-made V-Twin Crocker has always been high. By the 1990's a good Crocker was approaching six figures. As the classic motorcycle market exploded, the frenzy for Crocker V-Twins was building, too. Rarely coming to market in the auction world, they're always sought after machines. As of 2017, a fully restored Crocker was nearing $1,000,000.00 with no end in sight. The Crocker has moved into a rarefied world of ultimate Blue Chip two-wheelers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqBIR5n4_KwOG0wtJfPGIwnc1Id9i2Z0IsCvbs89Q7graZ3YpfNgkOOwpXSFtBtQ3z8VTKgi1bM_KgpX0pkF46qUT24tqhAO5I7jZv0yW4ZlFqAo5Ua8A1hy0EYFXecKoJhE_UDE7pOoM/s2016/IMG_5171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqBIR5n4_KwOG0wtJfPGIwnc1Id9i2Z0IsCvbs89Q7graZ3YpfNgkOOwpXSFtBtQ3z8VTKgi1bM_KgpX0pkF46qUT24tqhAO5I7jZv0yW4ZlFqAo5Ua8A1hy0EYFXecKoJhE_UDE7pOoM/s320/IMG_5171.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipod6CReicfb4POug6SRHNm5pEpQnLqpr5KQdEsAXXIDrxCMk0mtaK-3FGNi7nAQslXM8PUCI0Aaqs8XMajx4IiHJ0EvnN0zB_IzLxA5sQtVIDZHyauxncqowb8E2_s_yHwlEuBJOm7i91/s1747/IMG_5185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Pictures in the 1943 film, <b><i>Government Girl. </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6Klt6Pgjx09KovxRI74-BDmR-EqThMVvhLssOb985Ym6h5rMHDQYohEM7jwTffbK8OXiTN_mk8qyszY5fzBQpMCgjGD48J7nYLdMK5UTk9adj9HIoWmgC9x9dWCAIZEVh5VjvqCCnK8d/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="707" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6Klt6Pgjx09KovxRI74-BDmR-EqThMVvhLssOb985Ym6h5rMHDQYohEM7jwTffbK8OXiTN_mk8qyszY5fzBQpMCgjGD48J7nYLdMK5UTk9adj9HIoWmgC9x9dWCAIZEVh5VjvqCCnK8d/" width="312" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></i></b></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-40870469478677175892021-11-21T07:34:00.000-08:002021-11-21T07:34:04.506-08:00The 24th Annual Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjj9IKvvbosGjnFGsbQS6gZdciOO6g_xH996W5lrrHxfTJOIQEiCiew_d7VvzWjLP9i4MCyFrFTlfFgPWNqdnnBBHZbAImlc8Cpz_aXMlZ7hWNsMJc3obvXsNtqnQ35_BJoKw7VLjf7eji/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="320" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjj9IKvvbosGjnFGsbQS6gZdciOO6g_xH996W5lrrHxfTJOIQEiCiew_d7VvzWjLP9i4MCyFrFTlfFgPWNqdnnBBHZbAImlc8Cpz_aXMlZ7hWNsMJc3obvXsNtqnQ35_BJoKw7VLjf7eji/w446-h364/image.png" width="446" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5ao-cHb0d-oLHrDOqZZ4E3FWHu6_4Co7RiljRZhzOdnRLAt8oV4bgobWvSAIUBalf9uVHPLfViqCNhryhyphenhyphenJJ7wBUAmTLqYeqduJZOyxr_8r1lBOTbyAkEgcXkpkadLsa1dHf_BHKlwUB/s2016/IMG_8812+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5ao-cHb0d-oLHrDOqZZ4E3FWHu6_4Co7RiljRZhzOdnRLAt8oV4bgobWvSAIUBalf9uVHPLfViqCNhryhyphenhyphenJJ7wBUAmTLqYeqduJZOyxr_8r1lBOTbyAkEgcXkpkadLsa1dHf_BHKlwUB/s320/IMG_8812+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt_hMBfKrRHP6AUNN0kh3mAG0lYB3enGkL_7Dies1XJUkuKL9juo8Sbv6Xkg9oGdbi5VlBVaINs7ZAceOjzHzWqKlNaymgmbrehJfxE92pk8p7HvDx3aLDiW2vHCjOm6xb-fy-rb4KA_r/s2016/IMG_8806+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt_hMBfKrRHP6AUNN0kh3mAG0lYB3enGkL_7Dies1XJUkuKL9juo8Sbv6Xkg9oGdbi5VlBVaINs7ZAceOjzHzWqKlNaymgmbrehJfxE92pk8p7HvDx3aLDiW2vHCjOm6xb-fy-rb4KA_r/s320/IMG_8806+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Motorcycles at the 24th Annual Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance </i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Special Motorcycle Guest Dave Roper, Winner of the 1984 Isle of Man Senior Historic TT race</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Words and images by John P. Lawless</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal">The 2021 Radnor Hunt Concours celebrated Bugatti, Ferrari and Packard automobiles along with a strong collection of Moto Guzzi, Superbikes of the 1970s and other fine motorcycles.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Moto Guzzi Centennial Collection </i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Carlo Guzzi, Giovanni
Ravelli and Giorgio Parodi were friends brought closer by the ravages of World
War I. Their unique talents would help them shape the landscape of Italian
motorcycling for decades after the war. When Ravelli was killed in a flying
accident in 1919 his young friends pressed on and designed the machine that
would help establish the Mandello del Lario based brand in 1919. When the
prototype was completed, it was called the GP for Guzzi Parodi and would be the
basis for their new venture with financing provided by Parodi’s father, Emanuele.
So much of what would become hallmarks of the Moto Guzzi brand were in that
machine that was first sold in 1921. Models
featuring horizontal single-cylinder ohc engine and shaft drive would be
produced in some form for the next 55 years. The Moto Guzzi logo utilizes an
eagle to commemorate the loss of the friend Giovanni Ravelli and avian
nomenclature would be a fixture with future models as well. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Moto Guzzi took to racing seriously in the mid-1920s with
their remarkably successful single-cylinder engine and later with the
introduction of the 500cc Bicilindrica machine. Racing success on the continent
and at the Isle of Man TT races helped drive sales on the road-based models
too. This led to such advances as supercharging and fuel injection before World
War II brought that<a name="_Hlk75891457"> innovation to a halt.</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk75891457"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Rfpde9SHejtrzeZrLi5VDCxW1gvSfHzQIltsiT6LTNeb6lZh-6WvcjpKRlJI8HEt6AZRfjit7toI-1JnmpEZxdW8nJALrfoteaoxbiAWo6PuoJPYQ7aMCUCNe-s7hgqEBybP2ejK5q3c/s2016/IMG_8796.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Rfpde9SHejtrzeZrLi5VDCxW1gvSfHzQIltsiT6LTNeb6lZh-6WvcjpKRlJI8HEt6AZRfjit7toI-1JnmpEZxdW8nJALrfoteaoxbiAWo6PuoJPYQ7aMCUCNe-s7hgqEBybP2ejK5q3c/s320/IMG_8796.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Picking up the pieces post-war, the Albatros, Gambalunghino and Bialbero were regulars in the winner’s
circle in the popular 250cc & 350 Grand Prix classes. The factory had its
own wind tunnel, designed by Carlo’s brother Naco. This gave them the edge over
their competition in understanding airflow and how it pertained to motorcycle
racing. This ultimately led to engineer Gianini designing a fuel injected,
inline four cylinder for the 500cc class. Unfortunately, the Quattro Cilindri
was not competitive and so Guilo Cesare Carcano created the ultimate Grand Prix
racer, the 500cc Guzzi V8 for the 1955 season. Audacious and outrageous it was,
wrapped in a wind cheating ‘Dustbin’ fairing, the V8, or Ottocilindri should
have laid waste to all of its competitors, but it was not to be. Minor ailments
kept it out of the winner’s circle despite its 172 mph top speed. Just as
things were beginning to go right for the team with this complex design, the
other major Italian manufacturers decided to withdraw from Grand Prix racing
for the 1958 season. They simply could not justify the expense at a time when Piaggio’s
Vespa and the Fiat 500 were eating into their sales. Only one Italian
manufacturer continued at the top level, MV Agusta after that. At this point,
Moto Guzzi had achieved 11 world speed records, 14 international titles, 55
foreign championships and 50 national speed records. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWnFU9BQhyphenhyphenPgJTKSmmESRY_O4r29ei6SaZCNBBeqlPKmYZLGASyjQJB7GMUk2a7u2h0TreoL9Lyg-ZSaviorJV7S-MQP-CEFmnmCzihyphenhyphentsvODqUCPiqv8jYq1Km49ypEwdepExp-ETSHa/s2016/IMG_1887.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWnFU9BQhyphenhyphenPgJTKSmmESRY_O4r29ei6SaZCNBBeqlPKmYZLGASyjQJB7GMUk2a7u2h0TreoL9Lyg-ZSaviorJV7S-MQP-CEFmnmCzihyphenhyphentsvODqUCPiqv8jYq1Km49ypEwdepExp-ETSHa/s320/IMG_1887.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the roads near Lake Como, Guzzi sold their popular models;
the Motoleggera 65, Zigolo, 160cc Galletto, 350/500 Condor, Falcone and World
War II military design, the Alce. The financial clouds were gathering despite
their best efforts and a drive to export was initiated to resolve this
situation. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the 1960s, Guzzi was looking for distribution in the USA
and found it with American distributor Berliner. Despite their financial
struggle, Guzzi did develop a larger V-Twin, the 700cc V7 model. This model,
with input from Berliner became a sales success with US police forces and
helped create further demand for the larger, sportier machines that would
follow, like the Lino Tonti-designed V7 Sport. These big twins formed the
backbone of the modern Moto Guzzi era. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUG9713KDQnZqT5KHDbBxDZ6fgv-tVbBZN0Hcp4027sZsrfKcMVszw_BZRe_TiI45sXJBJx5qacCHKSDAOAAyTr7GW3Sf8VxmO5TJgWiJdnaKBlvkHEhyphenhyphenk20lx_aBFvsyVS0IJbKyyE_9/s2016/IMG_8817+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUG9713KDQnZqT5KHDbBxDZ6fgv-tVbBZN0Hcp4027sZsrfKcMVszw_BZRe_TiI45sXJBJx5qacCHKSDAOAAyTr7GW3Sf8VxmO5TJgWiJdnaKBlvkHEhyphenhyphenk20lx_aBFvsyVS0IJbKyyE_9/s320/IMG_8817+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Iconic models like the Ambassador, the Eldorado, and the
legendary LeMans series carried the company into the 1980s. At this point there
was more refinement than innovation in their product range. An unlikely development occurred when Moto
Guzzi took notice of the success that Pennsylvania-based dentist turned engineer
and tuner Dr. John Wittner was having on race tracks in America. Wittner helped
provide the next leap forward with his creative thoughts applied to the
venerable Guzzi engines and chassis. Dr. John, as he’s affectionately known,
eventually moved to Italy and worked with the factory to sharpen their image on
and off the race tracks the world-over. Today, Guzzi offers nearly two-dozen
different large V-Twin models that can do nearly anything a motorcyclist could
ask for. They’ve survived through good times and bad, delivering their unique
take on two-wheeled adventure to a select group of enthusiasts around the
globe. With a heritage and history that rivals the best European motorcycle
manufacturers, the future looks good for Moto Guzzi. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /><br /> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Superbikes of the 1970s</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It would easy to dismiss most motorcycles from the 1970s by
virtue of comparison to modern machines. New motorcycles, even small capacity
ones, are so good, that it’s easy to forget where we’ve come from and how we
got here. Today’s machines are packed
with hi-tech features: fuel injection, anti-lock brakes, rear-mounted cameras, touchscreens,
electronic throttles, adaptive headlight technology, tire sensor monitors not
to mention the many life-saving improvements of better helmets and clothing
with air-bags. Back in the day, a leather jacket, a pair of Levi’s jeans, open
faced helmets and a pair of Aviator sunglasses were about all you could needed
to go riding.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTb7x1jN_ZpdWxWf5GCmlnBj6DdycaML_zhgOUo2BvlQetm5S7sPh4Rcww6UWXl7mZ-vUiB95JILJLTLEVyQ_rWbcL1VIIQ3kKDEyIbz5PlLo8-nmLckR5jEmMCv7imkGYpBHchFDMD6z/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTb7x1jN_ZpdWxWf5GCmlnBj6DdycaML_zhgOUo2BvlQetm5S7sPh4Rcww6UWXl7mZ-vUiB95JILJLTLEVyQ_rWbcL1VIIQ3kKDEyIbz5PlLo8-nmLckR5jEmMCv7imkGYpBHchFDMD6z/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Riding a motorcycle has almost always been a little riskier,
a little more anti-social than driving a car. American riders believed that
they needed a V-Twin powered Indian or a Harley-Davidson to cover long
distances on. We’ve come to expect that bigger, faster and stronger bikes are
the natural evolution of the beast. Machines like the legendary Crocker from
Los Angeles lived up to that credo and came with a money back guarantee that it
was the fastest machine on two-wheels. After
the second World War, American soldiers brought back home a desire for sportier
vehicles they’d seen in Europe. British sports cars and British motorcycles
were hot sellers in that post-war period. While the mighty Vincent Black Shadow
was the fastest in the early 1950s, you were far more likely to see a Triumph,
BSA or Norton being ridden by the younger crowd. Inspired by Marlon Brando’s character Johnny
in the Wild One, the image of the motorcyclist now was becoming associated with
that of the bad biker boy. That media-driven perception was both a blessing and
a curse that would be used for and against motorcyclists for decades
afterwards. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When motorcycle magazines started to chart performance more
objectively, the emphasis began to shift. Motorcycles were getting faster and
as advertising shifted focus in the mid to late 1960s, the desire for speed and
style were coming to the fore. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I was child and my motorcycle awareness kicked in, it
was machines like my father’s BMWR69 or our neighbors’ Harley-Davidson Electric
Glide that represented the whole two-wheeled world to me. Those two machines,
however different they may have been, were to my young eyes, boring. I was
blissfully unaware that both companies had a long and glorious racing and military
heritage. They just seemed dull. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By the time I was 12 years of age in 1974, all I wanted to
do was ride my Schwinn bicycle while blaring Alice Cooper’s <b><i>Schools Out</i></b>
or Pink Floyd’s <b><i>Money</i></b> from the radio strapped to my handlebars. One summer day though, I heard one of the
neighborhood kids rip by on his brightly colored Sunrise Orange metallic Honda.
My head spun around and my jaw probably dropped wide open at the sight of it. It
might have been a 550 Four or 750, I couldn’t tell from that distance. It
doesn’t matter, however. What did matter was what it did to my teenage brain
and how it still makes my head turn whenever I hear a fast motorcycle go by all
these years later. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lVlI6srH36jqcS18FNKSbIWpfFn5kXh_tpLh8wC8gLQhAnNf49QPtvPnT0SyGJ-hz-bA3ndCdCGfwC5NTl_tJjjusFLPgiZBLA-RmFCaAuoXH32noP_nDCTJvNKaJjfc-xug5kOTYEq2/s1280/IMG_1917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lVlI6srH36jqcS18FNKSbIWpfFn5kXh_tpLh8wC8gLQhAnNf49QPtvPnT0SyGJ-hz-bA3ndCdCGfwC5NTl_tJjjusFLPgiZBLA-RmFCaAuoXH32noP_nDCTJvNKaJjfc-xug5kOTYEq2/s320/IMG_1917.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal">During the heyday of high performance, unrepentant,
testosterone-fueled advertising featured women who desired to be with a guy who
rode a bike like the one in the magazine ad. It was but a few years journey
from Honda’s friendly “You meet the nicest people on a Honda” to the tawdry
British “Norton Girls” ad campaigns, but it was in-sync with the changing
times. The Swinging Sixties were fading but the 1970s were more hooked than
ever on the idea that sex sells and that included transportation. And besides, who could resist a man who
smelled of Hai Karate and two-stroke oil? As the television ads of the era
proclaimed, “Kawasaki let the Good Times Roll!”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_Jt283TQOeij8u9UhwP2KgQW-36tG-TCUlQ8kWxqHvyxcs26aLbDMVq8qbcdU_chfGC99hEwI7tE0psyOFQiSvR9Ma1eJ7pbBfh92I0K6vXXTTJkKHjrtVkR7tPlDTCXWOnxgR7S4rRc/s2016/IMG_8863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_Jt283TQOeij8u9UhwP2KgQW-36tG-TCUlQ8kWxqHvyxcs26aLbDMVq8qbcdU_chfGC99hEwI7tE0psyOFQiSvR9Ma1eJ7pbBfh92I0K6vXXTTJkKHjrtVkR7tPlDTCXWOnxgR7S4rRc/s320/IMG_8863.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Superbikes of the
1970s run the gamut from refined (think BMW R90s) to anti-social, like the
Kawasaki H1. The H1 was a low-budget bomb that blew away almost anything on two
or four wheels in the quarter mile in those days. I can’t say I ever saw a real
Ducati 750SS or MV Agusta 750 America when they were new, but I’d read about
them and knew they existed. Fast machines
like the brutish Kawasaki Z1 and the two-stroke Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles were
what I saw and heard on the streets of my town. The Easy Rider style choppers
were visible as well, but my focus was on the Cafe Racer-look and the guys who
rode them. These machines were mean and lean. Purposeful. Clip on bars, bikini
fairings and a four-into-one exhaust system helped create an illusion of speed
even when they were parked and that was seared into my brain. Many a school day
was spent doodling two-wheeled dream machines. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaOVo-h3kOFYD-7taNTiCRLnovDa-cD5vsRxFV4v0TrmcXtRnXqNSs_zRSsJrUoTHm8Ndio1e-C-gJBn-mvAa1zraIW7JRx5gbOUeqlKS9dCSxJNM7vloOHJL0XhaHSTzDuMyzbqztLcu/s2016/IMG_8860.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaOVo-h3kOFYD-7taNTiCRLnovDa-cD5vsRxFV4v0TrmcXtRnXqNSs_zRSsJrUoTHm8Ndio1e-C-gJBn-mvAa1zraIW7JRx5gbOUeqlKS9dCSxJNM7vloOHJL0XhaHSTzDuMyzbqztLcu/s320/IMG_8860.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another decade would slip by before I had my first street
bike, a Honda V30 Magna. The lure of a left-over bargain priced cruiser drew me
in as a first time buyer and novice rider, but it wasn’t long before I’d traded
that for a Moto Guzzi 850. The used Moto Guzzi was interesting and it took me
on many great long trips, but was swapped out in a moment of moto-lust. I’d finally
found what I was looking for, a candy-colored dream machine just like the one
in my childhood notebook, a 1974 Rickman Honda CR750. As I explained to my wife
when I brought it home: “I just had to have it”, I stammered it, “I’ve always
wanted one”. That wouldn’t be the last time she’d hear that now familiar
refrain. The lure of nostalgia harkens back to a simpler time before cell
phones and the internet and that’s awfully appealing to me. 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>1977 MV Agusta 750 America</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATjlTxqehx1Ll0bfEVRxLGeBDUYXulcbTzKGPQfX_cYZGbHBI8wK_xu4yfickPt4ctZFZGllhj7sFjF9fKvmBJlb2VCiEcIMkll7TPAyofzTypnaBlM9vY8F2WidUqqe7Tdj_Ku0v-GJe/s640/mv+driveway.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATjlTxqehx1Ll0bfEVRxLGeBDUYXulcbTzKGPQfX_cYZGbHBI8wK_xu4yfickPt4ctZFZGllhj7sFjF9fKvmBJlb2VCiEcIMkll7TPAyofzTypnaBlM9vY8F2WidUqqe7Tdj_Ku0v-GJe/s320/mv+driveway.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The howl from the exhaust pipes of the MV 750 America (MV4C75) is both exquisite and unforgettable. The iconic gear-driven sound is pure Italian theatre. Its Grand Prix heritage is unmistakable and when its above 5,000 rpm it starts to wail. The sounds changes and the machine moves quickly, without hesitation. It lunges forward like a big V-12 Ferrari and it has immense presence. Yes, it is that good and then some. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Desirability and rarity have driven the cost up and that means the 750 Americas are seldom seen on the road. That's a shame, because they represent the pinnacle of the MV Agusta road machines. With the death of Count Domenico Agusta in 1971, just a few years prior to the introduction of the America, the MV Grand Prix racing effort was halted. The economic reality of expensive motorcycle production at a time when sales were declining meant the end for the famous Italian manufacturer. MV had won 37 World Championships. Some of the greatest riders of their day rode the red fire-engines of Gallarate. It is a proud racing heritage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY58s3WGncQ3uaRpkMkyb7euz7K7zuMSfS4nUP-MOgg5YKiPzS5YfEwYgXgPEr1hrUv8UGYIC1Zzicfclidi-D77SJEyJvpTffW6XAqsfX4-YwhtCFaHMT9Se_Uw3smWXEe7PBtQaL1IgO/s640/IMG_1738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY58s3WGncQ3uaRpkMkyb7euz7K7zuMSfS4nUP-MOgg5YKiPzS5YfEwYgXgPEr1hrUv8UGYIC1Zzicfclidi-D77SJEyJvpTffW6XAqsfX4-YwhtCFaHMT9Se_Uw3smWXEe7PBtQaL1IgO/s320/IMG_1738.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is this really happening? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was hanging out with my buddies at a motorcycle swap meet on that fateful Sunday in January 2019 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when my phone rang. The voice on the other end said, "I just bought you an MV Agusta and I'll need payment at my office on Monday." Gulp. I wasn't quite prepared for that but should have been.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> After lusting after a 750 MV for years, I said that I would like to buy one to a few friends who trade in them. I just didn't expect it to happen that quickly though. As I drove home I was thinking about what I would tell my wife about this unexpected purchase. I also had to come up with the rest of the money in 24 hours. I'd just sold a couple of old racing motorcycles, but was still short by a large sum. I knew just who to call though, the same company that loaned me money when I bought an MV 750 Oro a decade ago. They turned me down, but another finance company came to the rescue and the funds were secured the same day. This was indeed really happening. I was the new owner of a MV Agusta America. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two weeks later it arrived along with the 13 other motorcycles my friend bought that weekend for his other clients. It was absolutely stunning to finally see it for the first time. I paid my bill, thanked my friend and loaded it up into trailer for the short trip home. Did I mention I may have forgotten to tell my wife about that purchase? I guess she'd find out when I opened the trailer doors in the driveway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iUH_5CnHXUoiME92eJAF41wtOBqYJE4kWUHBfHyB4Jjn2GBUEwAyksm0am1iq0VcddYc-rdwyi4hZdkM0XABVMn3Dc1ls2NlUl_E2OmOevkxJx50_MqatULYqM5r8lr2u-C3AHSkHy5W/s694/mv+advert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iUH_5CnHXUoiME92eJAF41wtOBqYJE4kWUHBfHyB4Jjn2GBUEwAyksm0am1iq0VcddYc-rdwyi4hZdkM0XABVMn3Dc1ls2NlUl_E2OmOevkxJx50_MqatULYqM5r8lr2u-C3AHSkHy5W/s320/mv+advert.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We shall see</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKq_7pHOAmJjvbab0dV09HEji0D77bifKK903BaZ-4HPXDORzkokps6i50e_Lk1I7eeWMua82FAkpgdy1n67pZMH8bgd6a8vK5hYIqwswZgB5F3eW6yEKNy5LvayJPUVUWqXoxwH6b92Zj/s832/1977+MV+750+America.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="832" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKq_7pHOAmJjvbab0dV09HEji0D77bifKK903BaZ-4HPXDORzkokps6i50e_Lk1I7eeWMua82FAkpgdy1n67pZMH8bgd6a8vK5hYIqwswZgB5F3eW6yEKNy5LvayJPUVUWqXoxwH6b92Zj/s320/1977+MV+750+America.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My MV 750 America, as purchased, with full fairing. We'll be putting the fairing back on at some point, but until we make sure the engine is rock solid and running 100% it's much easier to work on without the fairing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhGgOrcfjijHl_QuR65fE2YIRTNIfzPj7H0I1qz39rQNGZvzlKeHgBkWR5rVjLhOhjQROx3tEyIlSzrGHsQ2NaMSVyg9knGYtX5tG3iiKKaSf4VjdZwR2DfxmyjBjQ7HGNZpH_SkVGtfj/s640/IMG_3600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhGgOrcfjijHl_QuR65fE2YIRTNIfzPj7H0I1qz39rQNGZvzlKeHgBkWR5rVjLhOhjQROx3tEyIlSzrGHsQ2NaMSVyg9knGYtX5tG3iiKKaSf4VjdZwR2DfxmyjBjQ7HGNZpH_SkVGtfj/s320/IMG_3600.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sand-cast engine cases and double overhead cams mated to a 5-speed gearbox delivered 75 horsepower via shaft-drive. The twin front disc brakes and rear drum offer plenty of stopping power. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3Cp5E1QMk4V-DP41b1Mk9lpLkZdpWNfMCD7AW-kEkbXgyKtgpF86qJN-q1jYRhi8jrQGVFLOCQG9Noy0CFRlOGisKLr1ze-6GwXQQAZR-ZBKv858xxJlanEy5J6bYu2RCW_rIYKRFSUi/s1613/IMG_4753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1613" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3Cp5E1QMk4V-DP41b1Mk9lpLkZdpWNfMCD7AW-kEkbXgyKtgpF86qJN-q1jYRhi8jrQGVFLOCQG9Noy0CFRlOGisKLr1ze-6GwXQQAZR-ZBKv858xxJlanEy5J6bYu2RCW_rIYKRFSUi/s320/IMG_4753.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took this photo of my late father John & brother Michael eyeballing a 750 America with Magni pipes about 20 years ago. Dad was a connoisseur of Italian motorcycles and interesting European cars. Having grown up in the era of MV domination, he admired them, but despite having both Moto Guzzi's and Ducati's, but he never made the leap to a big MV. I'm certain he would have enjoyed riding one. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR5zua5TZoGnU-IsuAhlHzbMpOvhzC9QCfrNkI-6UiMAdJHYXl7x-vr6GaKuTf9Z2sYpgkS_-RmcTLfNsCyNFup-cHdqn7p2NFlil6ThMpsDRDY6_WcXXPu7mIeVye51Gh1Z4pW11Q9On/s640/IMG_1707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR5zua5TZoGnU-IsuAhlHzbMpOvhzC9QCfrNkI-6UiMAdJHYXl7x-vr6GaKuTf9Z2sYpgkS_-RmcTLfNsCyNFup-cHdqn7p2NFlil6ThMpsDRDY6_WcXXPu7mIeVye51Gh1Z4pW11Q9On/s320/IMG_1707.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />As a teenager I couldn't have dreamt it possible that I would someday throw a leg over this exotic, Italian Superbike. Just the thought of riding one, let alone owning one. I'd been fascinated by the 750 MV Agusta road bikes for long time. It didn't seem likely that I'd get one as prices had been steadily rising over the last twenty years. Given the relative exclusivity (about 200 750S America made) , maintenance cost and lack of pricey parts, it was being elevated to cult status. It seems to be the provenance of rich, old men who seldom rode them. I wanted one while I was still young and crazy enough to ride it. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaxVdvho3yKGjMsovUVQ3kV8ycQeFP_a5scrtisCD6a9opyxBeg9Tn9ihoSuxByeGp20VYpvroUAHLF7zzVFWPX0JYuSwrCCeAn4k-Z_6uVSF27qwkXyE8Z6Rog-CHRV2vBBnqwigX_Fe/s640/IMG_3039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaxVdvho3yKGjMsovUVQ3kV8ycQeFP_a5scrtisCD6a9opyxBeg9Tn9ihoSuxByeGp20VYpvroUAHLF7zzVFWPX0JYuSwrCCeAn4k-Z_6uVSF27qwkXyE8Z6Rog-CHRV2vBBnqwigX_Fe/s320/IMG_3039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr8SbIwja8ek9VtP_wJXoOXWGRqJ-25iM3Xm4T9T4Ir_1qBd0JTo_o5hqvssoG2WdwxBN3dIUlScaTSLSBHUZXZSEPOzY_ZPBz8TeGFIwzB3KQyM00nnZh687N7KYWTqXhJ1fBaVyiNkv/s640/IMG_3820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr8SbIwja8ek9VtP_wJXoOXWGRqJ-25iM3Xm4T9T4Ir_1qBd0JTo_o5hqvssoG2WdwxBN3dIUlScaTSLSBHUZXZSEPOzY_ZPBz8TeGFIwzB3KQyM00nnZh687N7KYWTqXhJ1fBaVyiNkv/s320/IMG_3820.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First day sorting out with a friend. He cleaned the carbs, added a new battery, fresh oil change, new fuel lines and in-line filters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgv0H9T1tqnCL8Gcxj9UNcVJxmeZpKPOfo7omCE9Sby3GTEPSJNoGMhWSA1-K-Xg_iU2_j3rjSLh6DoO8qxj1o-OlAtFtvCWF8ugCPT1U2fWuhSeQj3W7oSm19TA8tb8PdkLY4_UixSFO/s640/IMG_3822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgv0H9T1tqnCL8Gcxj9UNcVJxmeZpKPOfo7omCE9Sby3GTEPSJNoGMhWSA1-K-Xg_iU2_j3rjSLh6DoO8qxj1o-OlAtFtvCWF8ugCPT1U2fWuhSeQj3W7oSm19TA8tb8PdkLY4_UixSFO/s320/IMG_3822.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later this day, my first day of ownership was nearly my last. After riding my new MV for an hour or more, I swapped motorcycles with my buddy who had helped me prep the bike. I neglected to lift the sidestand on his old BMW R60 and crashed heavily at the first turn we came to. I hit a wooden post and rail fence at about 50 mph and broke my right arm in five places. More critically, I injured my left arm, suffering a painful brachial plexus dislocation and torn bicep. I was lucky to regain some function several months later. It was scary to think I'd never ride again and I endured many hours of rehab on both arms. Good friends and family got me through this painful period.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A year later I could still barely move the big MV or any other of my motorcycles around in the garage. Slowly, I regained good usage of arm so that I could ride increasingly larger bikes and eventually the MV 750 America again. I must confess, I wasn't sure that would ever happen again. While I still haven't returned to racing (1973 MV Agusta 350 & 1961 Norton Manx in AHRMA classic racing), I am hopeful that will happen again someday, too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-----</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the summer of 2020, with the COVID 19 Pandemic raging, I went to see a friend for a socially distant, outdoor tune-up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9ZMlcpFqJjvIl0HjqPfyR2xzSMcqmkefUxeoTB6L8eg1AJ0VAaxaSCiUYUfvt8zqHJseQahS_C_KkSIQnE8-XDpK0Q8xhBbIUfhLFdDI8mzkmlg_ppV2u1somY_rFW95UhfsjEegWhQ7/s640/IMG_2919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9ZMlcpFqJjvIl0HjqPfyR2xzSMcqmkefUxeoTB6L8eg1AJ0VAaxaSCiUYUfvt8zqHJseQahS_C_KkSIQnE8-XDpK0Q8xhBbIUfhLFdDI8mzkmlg_ppV2u1somY_rFW95UhfsjEegWhQ7/s320/IMG_2919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have the good fortune of having a world renowned marque expert live nearby. Albert Bold of Bold Precision in Phoenixville, PA knows MV Agusta motorcycles. He's a master machinist and enthusiastic MV Owner who knows how to make the 750 fours perform properly in either stock or modified form. Albert spent some time tuning the carbs and swapping fuel tanks so I could ride mine while he repaired the rusty tank that was on the bike. When I purchased the bike, it looked great, but the previous fuel tank coating was coming undone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXgLZzA-GtRDQahESRTLrqmYn7zGuUogZl6BfLi0jB13WbXMTcI0RRtYr__KDrdY8o6Wg0ls_znaL1N_Aj0ZO1MVuOQek5mD6DdYOcVS2KmgBfMR4jHhqvfSd6JG1_CDL-SzF11iOZbTK/s640/IMG_2773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXgLZzA-GtRDQahESRTLrqmYn7zGuUogZl6BfLi0jB13WbXMTcI0RRtYr__KDrdY8o6Wg0ls_znaL1N_Aj0ZO1MVuOQek5mD6DdYOcVS2KmgBfMR4jHhqvfSd6JG1_CDL-SzF11iOZbTK/s320/IMG_2773.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 1977 MV 750S America and the 1978 Ducati 900SS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Icons of Style and Speed,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNbJD8pNkzkeunO1-92XwHS7mC36xv4IVnMlGuDbfsnODZSIs8TsaT0ChmpphcwAS_6YEDFlJAmzISiguE7kPxhscT6QGnBex5EVbY6XsHyFRgc_L1fMjxR8_LWoulAhKV6CanDoaOtBv/s640/IMG_1706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNbJD8pNkzkeunO1-92XwHS7mC36xv4IVnMlGuDbfsnODZSIs8TsaT0ChmpphcwAS_6YEDFlJAmzISiguE7kPxhscT6QGnBex5EVbY6XsHyFRgc_L1fMjxR8_LWoulAhKV6CanDoaOtBv/s320/IMG_1706.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This 1977 MV Agusta was first sold in England and later to a gentleman in South Africa, hence the speedometer in KPH instead of MPH. The bike came to the USA in 2018.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii6LVfOi80e-gdhS02gFCE4ps_hakXb27XijQQ_Ub4NO6LsbSx7BCApuDBSl67IFGbou4OKS-As9HJMB4Y0GFzqp4Z_IhwXJo4J600y_Rlfn-c-QNtlJvPOx2h8LSeUjP6BJCEVLqrXsY/s640/IMG_1733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii6LVfOi80e-gdhS02gFCE4ps_hakXb27XijQQ_Ub4NO6LsbSx7BCApuDBSl67IFGbou4OKS-As9HJMB4Y0GFzqp4Z_IhwXJo4J600y_Rlfn-c-QNtlJvPOx2h8LSeUjP6BJCEVLqrXsY/s320/IMG_1733.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Ducati would leave it for dead on the back roads, but that's to be expected, isn't it? The lightweight, no-frills Ducati 900SS was the epitome of a street-legal road racer in the mid 1970s. The MV is considerably heavier, but no less impressive to ride quickly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">\</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVA08uXAeNygYUvEBB7tE-jA-1afZ0MzIlODMN3eE7TeDwQZL9YgFTfRIxN2wsR737AU8K8zucotmXUnVNF7Nbz4kQzToooax0MgI-HvJXn2DAqaWXSbgLd-Z6Vofbhoj0b1CP65UvEguc/s640/IMG_3690.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVA08uXAeNygYUvEBB7tE-jA-1afZ0MzIlODMN3eE7TeDwQZL9YgFTfRIxN2wsR737AU8K8zucotmXUnVNF7Nbz4kQzToooax0MgI-HvJXn2DAqaWXSbgLd-Z6Vofbhoj0b1CP65UvEguc/s320/IMG_3690.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3RbrRU72EKwoTgU2Pjvc38MgkL6j7_I9eaDjBNLZz2KIOPLosTPwkkCAVxgN6ozHRhTuHgfCnwGmgDEUrA_2WgLQj0G3IJ6NzfQyd9_pYMvYmO4423kuX4KcbMkZVNI9rf1CGbQZGQip/s640/IMG_3037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 350 MV and 750 MV</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRXuDyBmpq3DpXj_H3NApXlABOPqPSTcSarBgN_Dl_v3dwo3T8haVNR1WieIRKjN-92wlNcoOzrBMXVQGFX0hy9vdQgvFQAy2QpN9ZRYtBlDMX-ED7iufcPDLdMT8_Jjc-emyc-kb9gRW/s2016/IMG_3474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRXuDyBmpq3DpXj_H3NApXlABOPqPSTcSarBgN_Dl_v3dwo3T8haVNR1WieIRKjN-92wlNcoOzrBMXVQGFX0hy9vdQgvFQAy2QpN9ZRYtBlDMX-ED7iufcPDLdMT8_Jjc-emyc-kb9gRW/s320/IMG_3474.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1vdlPvPIfN1t327aIgZlFPbCC9gjMW532DLSILS-eciUBHRYfznKPBnFyoBx8KjuZ4C7Zm_LblpM6h9rQ1xTt4DvcmPNv8e5zswdaBOOJZq8P4fWzv0i_YbfPiVtu7Ghcc9DYJpjF5HS/s2016/IMG_3583+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-25581772923050567592021-01-03T10:07:00.021-08:002021-01-03T16:26:00.752-08:00Norton Atlas 750<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIyRqv9vatTX0mB4XFDkh3QdPDXDbbpKSIIPFw18LxQGWh06pBQwWgjYTJ3r8ovveJ9TYYOc73EHv04VQqxaPe9KwCjutiKr7NtNrVSx3OrSMRPsaR1LWjAcMhifWjCuVE24KX8ps7rJ3/s722/IMG_3852+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIyRqv9vatTX0mB4XFDkh3QdPDXDbbpKSIIPFw18LxQGWh06pBQwWgjYTJ3r8ovveJ9TYYOc73EHv04VQqxaPe9KwCjutiKr7NtNrVSx3OrSMRPsaR1LWjAcMhifWjCuVE24KX8ps7rJ3/s320/IMG_3852+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">main photo by Raymond Schwab October 2020</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See Ray's work @RCS4 on Instragram</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Norton Atlas was introduced in 1962 for the American market by the Berliner Brothers, the U.S. importers for the machine. Based on the long-running Dominator series twins, the Atlas 750 was not as fast as the 650SS that proceeded it. That was not its mission. The Atlas was offered with high rise style handlebars so U.S riders could cruise long stretches in comfort. Many riders switched to the lower, straight bars their European counterparts used, however. For a company with such a long and proud racing history, they didn't make very good use of that in American print advertising.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyq9DqFS2YtFg0CGLXKsonOxnuXfJlsb-3_a0BIVsHQ3TSA6-maM24fFpEYZHc5gSnGbIH5X4jNQv9L2axRbp4tVqjxIGkwMo5so5QrYtgEKZJ89DWf6HYL-e-sIVU1GfuSlzmPENeZnHf/s640/IMG_2770+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyq9DqFS2YtFg0CGLXKsonOxnuXfJlsb-3_a0BIVsHQ3TSA6-maM24fFpEYZHc5gSnGbIH5X4jNQv9L2axRbp4tVqjxIGkwMo5so5QrYtgEKZJ89DWf6HYL-e-sIVU1GfuSlzmPENeZnHf/s320/IMG_2770+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It was telling that the increase in bore and stroke made the engine less eager to pull revs than it's smaller predessor, which was one used to reduce vibration. The company would eventually switch to a Isolastic frame to further quell the vibes, which it did successfully. The Atlas, though, like the 650SS, would use the world-famous Norton Featherbed frame, which helped them dominate road racing for a decade with the single-cylinder Manx model, particularly at the Isle of Man T.T. races. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJjo7hFHLq8d24sSD6XWZIrWd8FWTamMzG79qVah86qK2FI4LtdGxjRMbNoc9uOcEvpXc26k6EEDYoOHHmJ53J550Qjx08TosBjqERae3IHbHZ4zismklcbl-l9vXnL9tP8cry6M8bTpS/s640/IMG_4696.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJjo7hFHLq8d24sSD6XWZIrWd8FWTamMzG79qVah86qK2FI4LtdGxjRMbNoc9uOcEvpXc26k6EEDYoOHHmJ53J550Qjx08TosBjqERae3IHbHZ4zismklcbl-l9vXnL9tP8cry6M8bTpS/s320/IMG_4696.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Featherbed frame, which was developed by Crommie and Rex McCandless in Ireland was sold to the Nortons Company. They did away with rigid frame and plunger shock absorbers by using a swinging arm design with the new frame. It was later named by Norton factory racer Harold Daniel after comparing its handling and comfort to its predessor, the 'Garden Gate' Manx. This twin loop, duplex frame was a game-changer and was much copied by manufacturers who wanted a machine that didn't tie itself in knots when used in anger. The Atlas uses a Slimline Featherbed frame, so-called for the narrower width of the backbone tubes from the Wideline frame. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtI4p7SWzmEe0E7IaS61WAOj_Gv2FiakCTgfonxmLjIUDx6lZIdswSjdIT6sJC9dnycimpHyhi8QeRHiSJ-_wtjkA8MZIt9pD61ujVaW-6semfhDhufzgon1XAVGrcjhbJPv7eHuIKcCLJ/s640/IMG_4697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtI4p7SWzmEe0E7IaS61WAOj_Gv2FiakCTgfonxmLjIUDx6lZIdswSjdIT6sJC9dnycimpHyhi8QeRHiSJ-_wtjkA8MZIt9pD61ujVaW-6semfhDhufzgon1XAVGrcjhbJPv7eHuIKcCLJ/s320/IMG_4697.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Manx racing frame, which was constructed by Ken Sprayson using 40 feet of Reynolds 531</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> manganese molybdendum steel tubing that was sif-welded. The racing version was not suitable for high-volume construction and so the street verison of the featherbed were made of grade A mild steel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite the change to a beefier chassis, the famous solid handing characterisctics of the racing Norton Manx was realized. This was, in no part due to the highly-regarded Norton Roadholder front forks as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPTxIGGV-B8YmQdxOQ3cHBMBWK_lOxZfD71P6AGgbeUBfwprFVBL5ApYV9m9fmkow7FH4xdtTwTZ_C3yUy9pT6dudubong2HBVogezbDzvZepPmjyeeJWd2a2MA_W_l9_ko_4PIbnF4yH/s640/IMG_2449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPTxIGGV-B8YmQdxOQ3cHBMBWK_lOxZfD71P6AGgbeUBfwprFVBL5ApYV9m9fmkow7FH4xdtTwTZ_C3yUy9pT6dudubong2HBVogezbDzvZepPmjyeeJWd2a2MA_W_l9_ko_4PIbnF4yH/s320/IMG_2449.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At an advertised 56 horsepower, the Atlas was no slouch with a top speed at nearly 100 mph. While it wasn't the road-burner that the advertising would have you believe, it was one of the faster bikes of its day. Offered intially as a 6-volt, single-carbuettor model, the Atlas was upgraded to 12 volt and twin Amal Monobloc carbs before long. The Lucas magneto was later dropped in favor of a capacitor electrial system with an alternator. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAoDsY57c44Ztw7t8PPhgR6pTtC9ATAj2_muNkRHKWgcoomIrt79no3JMGDeoYwCJjDUSfCgU9vJHgND5NGF1jNXzqnL4_x3C4LJRL9-iac1gNU9gJd3RGYw8pc-3GsctiwmqSSXS_LIF/s640/IMG_3276.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAoDsY57c44Ztw7t8PPhgR6pTtC9ATAj2_muNkRHKWgcoomIrt79no3JMGDeoYwCJjDUSfCgU9vJHgND5NGF1jNXzqnL4_x3C4LJRL9-iac1gNU9gJd3RGYw8pc-3GsctiwmqSSXS_LIF/s320/IMG_3276.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ngNvVLySDEZjw95yX6OLHEZPLEdahuVR99u1ICOp9LeN5bJhCiAFFjN54UxN_pbXfdQ0j1FACKeDS-B-gOWFT4mnxfuPiPbIF2AkW566AahsxwaoITbGTlK2NKJJL4-RUcNStiGcpr9m/s320/IMG_5888+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Atlas and the P-11 Scrambler model on the cover of the July 1967 issue of Cycle magazine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_aiY7yMsE1VbWsCnW5bueDP5N0ZYeJnff3CXpMtwSh6ZxyJQQVC2BeZhZ6gIa5f3uvAPhB7i_VPL6S5O17LVzyXNtqtc2jWJ9TwMTHXrGl1iDswHB8OQik6uiURVgyx3Hrzzw1C75qos/s640/IMG_5886+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGI0iHhRKl3R6KQOCxuxVIO0OkN_F7232AiUkVHLlIriN2LOIR8SNL_TxxmwmPZjkts0BHXib_cDs_sq8Dgu3hMl0NGdZV0ML1ac97tH8ADeejcPXiRn-M689bs_OsyVJVXm6wdUhxzO3/s320/IMG_4700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By todays standards, these old British mototrcycles aren't very fast, don't stop very quickly and require a hands-on owner who will keep it running properly. That does not mean, however, that the Atlas isn't dependable or enjoyable. It is. You just need to put on your goggles and go for a ride. As the miles pass by, the lack of modern amenities doesn't seem to be as important as you thought it might have been. Let your mind unwind to that Swinging Sixties style and have fun. It's easy on an Atlas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyIe1GgXXhrJdj5RMt6hE2APtjTh9qKrwS5NUptioO6s5F1a3y_R2UKCTJwE1xvE6R2Fv8ynvZpTILuOAcesg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-20397039933148672582020-12-23T13:48:00.021-08:002020-12-24T06:56:28.719-08:00Radnor Hunt Concours Garden Party<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyh50uqw-ejnV8X409U8W15r3RyX_28bC1heYPau-5i7yc5sXNlHlT6LSwGOancPIEXAQu7CVlJXjPsjGn2XXKPQ2ULAZFvKDG98ss7Qo_dJ-ev0EM6h4n6o-itOwZb3Mx1iMMYq9H_If/s2048/3+brits+garden+party.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyh50uqw-ejnV8X409U8W15r3RyX_28bC1heYPau-5i7yc5sXNlHlT6LSwGOancPIEXAQu7CVlJXjPsjGn2XXKPQ2ULAZFvKDG98ss7Qo_dJ-ev0EM6h4n6o-itOwZb3Mx1iMMYq9H_If/s320/3+brits+garden+party.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 2020 Covid 19 has turned the whole world upside down and events like ours were no exception. Most auto events were cancelled, postponed or moved online. We will, in due time, move forward again and be better prepared for the next surprise this world throws at us. For now, we're listening to the science and remaining vigilant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Putting on a National-level Concours that features 100 motorcars and nearly half as many motorcycles is a big task. The Radnor Hunt Concours requires a team of volunteers who work year round to make this show possible. When Covid restrictions started trending down in the late summer, the idea of a Garden Party to raise funds for our beneficiary, Thorncroft Equestrian Therapy was put into action.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can still donate to help Thorncroft at :</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">www.thorncroft.org</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With that in mind, a small group was of volunteers was assembled, sponsors were drafted, and donors stepped up. A good day was had by all. Safety practices, such as social distancing and wearing masks (except for some photos and refreshments) and open air were the order of the day. Looking back, it was one of the hightlights of an otherwise difficult and tragic year for so many. It's important to remember how very fortunate we are to be healthy each and every day. Stay safe ! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG8JyON3XUAeFjsjK9ue76TC6Zs4pzqwtHH1qbQdbJ7B-Iirsc6M9z0QbbMnjlByUm48JvcPjcRhkqU_1IcGuhGHD3gVsCT4zKcETlK6KuEStEODflXvzv8KYGz2dMMJk16Dxz6LSs2ZN/s640/IMG_3325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG8JyON3XUAeFjsjK9ue76TC6Zs4pzqwtHH1qbQdbJ7B-Iirsc6M9z0QbbMnjlByUm48JvcPjcRhkqU_1IcGuhGHD3gVsCT4zKcETlK6KuEStEODflXvzv8KYGz2dMMJk16Dxz6LSs2ZN/s320/IMG_3325.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1961 Norton Manx greets guests at arrival</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOfFgeuKBILuXVm5ERDIY_fsBiOm7qWUnZuGI-8iqM6PFO-SkBqjw6LxOZhyphenhyphen9_zArPVZw4OuX3yIkOFZ3MbvYasgpBwmFBs79CdC4CKwfm3BjRAIWsclhtkstNZGpHSjaqLkPQFoKmuMP/s960/jl+mv+garden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOfFgeuKBILuXVm5ERDIY_fsBiOm7qWUnZuGI-8iqM6PFO-SkBqjw6LxOZhyphenhyphen9_zArPVZw4OuX3yIkOFZ3MbvYasgpBwmFBs79CdC4CKwfm3BjRAIWsclhtkstNZGpHSjaqLkPQFoKmuMP/s320/jl+mv+garden.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At the end of our fine day, I was offered a chance to ride the recently restored MV 750 Sport by the well-known MV guru and owner, Albert Bold. He and his wife had ridden the glamorous Italian stallion over 30 miles to the event and the bike sounded fantstic as they entered the farm. Did I ride it? Of course! It's in fine fettle and Albert promised to make my own MV 750 America run as well as his machine someday soon. That's good news as this is the best MV 750 I've ever ridden. Something to look forward too next year.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the photos in this feature were supplied to Radnor Hunt Concours by Bearded Mug photography, the rest by the author<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629402533188264713.post-30379639810087095202020-03-31T12:04:00.000-07:002020-04-28T17:28:47.916-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of Stefan Dorflingers 50cc machines from this period. 120 mph top speed was achieved from a mere 50cc single cylinder engine. This machine revs to over 18,000 rpm, making 22 hp and features a Nico Bakker <i>space frame</i> and swing arm. </div>
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The four-time World Champion hard on the gas !<br />
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The Van Veen Kreidler carried sponsorship and technical assistance from Krauser<br />
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<b> The 23rd Annual Radnor Hunt Concours </b><br />
<b> Sunday, September 8, 2019</b><br />
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<b>Photos by Raymond Schwab, Harry Markel and John Lawless</b><br />
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Three Crocker V-Twin motorcycles were on display including this Small Tank model, a Big Tank and an unrestored Small Tank Hemi-Head model.</div>
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An arrary of motorcycles that were raced by Gina Bovaird, our Special Guest, were on display including her two RG500 Suzuki's, a Yamaha TA125 and a Motor Morini 175</div>
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<b> The list of Motorcycle Winners for 2019</b><br />
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American racer Gina Bovaird in the U.K. circa 1982 with her Yamaha TZ500 She would use both a TZ500 and a Suzuki RG500 in Europe. Gina would go on to become the only woman to qualify for a 500cc Grand Prix race. Earlier in this same year she became the fastest rookie to ever lap Daytona Speedway at 183 mph on this same machine.</div>
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The 3rd Annual Coatesville Vintage Grand Prix was a rousing success with an incredible line up of sports racing cars and motorcycles. It's an incredible opportunity for racers to share their passion for these vintage machines on this unique 2 mile course thru the heart of Coatesville, PA.</div>
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Studio Photo by Michael Furman shot August 2018 at the Simeone Museum<br />
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In May of 2018, I saw the ex-Burt Munro ' World's Fastest Indian' Bonneville Salt Flats streamliner at Quail Lodge in California when I was judging competition motorcycles there. I was blown away by this tiny little weapon Burt Munro used so effectively 50 years ago at Bonneville to set a world record speed of 183.58 mph. This was the most highly evolved 1920 Indian Scout on the planet. When the machine won it's class this year at Quail Lodge, the crowd roared with approval as the owner came to the stage to collect it's prize and fired it up. I made up my mind that I would try and convince the owner to bring it to a yearly show I organize in Philadelphia. Getting in touch with the owner was not easy but a dozen calls later I made contact. He'd only recently purchased the machine from the family that'd owned it for many years. It turns out the Burt Munro streamliner was coming east to appear at the Greenwich Concours in June. I pitched him on the idea of displaying it at the world famous Simeone Museum for a few months and then letting us move it the nearby Radnor Hunt Concours. Much to my surprise, he graciously said 'yes', that would be fine with him.<br />
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When I next saw the World's Fastest Indian, I was recruited into the starting team. It's not the kind of machine that you push a button and start. You start by priming it with menthanol and the manually choking the carburetor with a methanol soaked cloth. Then it's turn it's insert the electric starter and crank it over. Usually, it fires up right away. You bring it up to working temp and then blip the throttle. First a little, then a little more. Before you know it, it's belching blue flames out the side pipes and sounding fantastic. Somewhere along the way, it hits you - Burt Munro, then a 67 year-old New Zealander lay prone over the engine with the throttle wide open skimming across the Salt Flats at a very, very quick pace on this machine. It's almost incomprehensible what he accomplished with virtually no money and a lot of hard work. It's simply amazing!<br />
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In addition to the famed Indian streamliner, the 10th Annual Classic Motorcycle Exhibit at the Simeone Museum housed 40 great motorcycles from 1913-1999. Indians, Italian and Superbikes were the featured marques, but there was really something for everyone.<br />
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2017 AMA hall of Fame inductee Peter Starr returned to the museum again in August 2018 to share the world premiere of his 1976 film, Bol D'or the 24 Hours of LeMans. It was the second time legendary filmmaker Peter hosted our 'Movie Night at the Museum'. Once again, we had a packed crowd of motorcycle owners turned out for a splendid film about the special nature of what it takes to race for 24 hours with just two riders per team.<br />
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After the film concluded, we wheeled the Burt Munro Indian outside and started it a number of times to the delight of the audience. The crisp crackle of the engine got a rousing round of applause. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for the attentive audience.<br />
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Many thanks to the owner of the ex-Burt Munro 'World's Fastest Indian' Scout streamliner and all the owners of classic motorcycles who shared their machines with us for this exhibit.<br />
Thanks to Dawn Deppi who provided these photos for the 10th Annual Simeone Museum Classic Motorcycle Exhibit. </div>
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The 22nd Annual Radnor Hunt Concours featured Indian Motorcycles, Italian Motorcycles and Superbikes. Special Guest of Honor 8-time World Champion Grand Prix motorcycle racer, Phil Read, MBE. Featured automobiles included Rolls Royce, Bentley and Italian/ American hybrids with guest Keith Martin, publisher of Sports Car Market magazine.<br />
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We had 52 motorcycles including two Bonneville streamliners lined up for the vent, but we were hit my a massive amount of rain that started days before the event and continued in the days after as well. Despite the soggy conditions, we were committed to going forward as there was no rain date available at the Radnor Hunt property. Clear covers were ordered for the motorcycles and autos and we transported the motorcycles from the nearby Simeon Musuem where they had been on display since August 18. Come Sunday morning, there was no let up in the rain, but we duly carried on and made the best of it. Incredibly, folks showed up and the event was able to happen due to the hard work of many volunteers and entrants who pitched in. Job well done to all !<br />
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Rebel Read, Prince of Speed on a 1959 Norton Manx<br />
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Special Guest Phil Read, the first man to win the 125, 250 and 500cc Grand Prix classes. He was the first man to win a World Championship for Yamaha in 1964. After Yamaha pulled out of Grand Prix racing, Phil became a privateer for a few years before landing a well-deserved seat with MV Agusta to win back-to-back 500cc World titles. He was the the man who brought disc brakes to the famous Italian manufacturer and the last four-stroke winner in the 500cc class. There we three giants of Grand Prix racing in the 1960's and early 1970's: Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read. Along the way he managed to score 8 victories at the Isle of Man including a Formula 1 motorcycle World Championship in 1977. He was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth in 1979 and has stayed active at vintage events worldwide since then. Phil has a keen interest aviation and currently is working on an electric gyro copter that may change the future of commuting.<br />
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Phil was on hand to greet his many fans and help auction of some items for our charitable beneficiary, Thorncroft Equestrian Therapy. Two brand new Arai Phil Read replica helmets and a copy of Rebel Read, Prince of Speed brought top dollar as well as many other items. Phil kindly autographed these and spent many hours with his fans and choosing his favorite motorcycles of the events. His depth of knowledge on so many motorcycle was staggering.<br />
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<b>21st Annual Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance</b></div>
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The 2017 Radnor Hunt Concours truly featured something for everyone. Whether you're a fan of cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars, tractors or horses and carriages, you'd have found it here. It was an incredible collection of vehicles and people who gathered to share their mutual interest while raising money for a good cause. Radnor Hunt proceeds are donated to nearby Thorncroft Equestrian Therapy, which helps individuals with disabilities and recovering from accidents through their program.</div>
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This year Radnor Hunt welcomed special guest Gavin Trippe, a 2005 inductee into the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame. Trippe received that recognition for his contribution to the sport for his exceptional work as a journalist, publisher, promoter and creator of Super Moto.</div>
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Nearly 100 Auburn, Cord and Duesenbergs plus Abarth and the cars of Roger Penske covered the showfield this year. Motorcycle classes included Century Cycles (1896-1917), Inter-War Elegance (1918-1940) and Post-War European Sporting (1946-1990). Additionally, this year, RHC displayed a collection of Victorian Era Bicycles, Antique Pedal Cars and Vintage Tractors.</div>
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<b>Best of Show</b>: 1971 Munch 4 1200 TTS, Presented by Klaus
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<b>Historical Preservation</b>: 1896 Spiral, Presented by Steve
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<b>Peoples Choice</b>: 1971 Munch 4 1200 TTS, Presented by Klaus Heunecke<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Century Award</b>: 1896 Spiral, Presented by Steve Geiger<o:p></o:p></div>
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October is the perfect time of year for the AHRMA Vintage Motorcycle races at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Brilliant blue skies and warm weather provided a welcome alternative to the hurricane that was battering the coastal states this year. We were there to race our bikes with friends for the final race event of the year. Motorcycles of all types are at what to expect at what has now become the largest motorcycle sporting event in the USA. The combination of the impossibly well-done Barber Museum (the largest motorcycle museum in the world), classic road racing, swap meets and vendor exhibits is truly overwhelming. You must experience it to believe it. </div>
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After being laid up for a decade, my MV Agusta 350cc racer was again ready for action. The heavily subscribed 350 Grand Prix class was chock-full of competition and the MV was right in the mix. It may never win another race with me in the saddle, but every lap is an adventure in Italian race mythology, my head swimming with images of Giacomo Agostini, Mike Hailwood, John Surtees, Phil Read, John Hartle and other great riders of the classic era in action. But above all, it's that sound, a glorious cacophony of unmuffled aggression bellowing from those hand rolled exhaust pipes. Bellissimo ! </div>
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Fond memories of meeting the great Giacomo Agostini aka 'Ago' and Eraldo Ferracci with the MV at Mid Ohio AHRMA Vintages races in 2006</div>
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As if racing a little gem like the MV 350 wasn't enough for one race weekend, my trusty 1961 Manx Norton 30M (500cc) was running well, too. Blessed with good company and sunny skies, not to mention my new Arai helmet, it was pure racing bliss. </div>
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The ex-John McLaughlin / Tony Murphy Manx has always remained in America since it was new in 1961. McLaughlin sold it used to up and coming talent Murphy who raced it to good advantage in AFM roadracing on the West Coast in the early to mid-1960's. I've now owned the bike for a decade and have found it to be the ideal balance of performance and handling for Classic 60's class racing. It's been regularly fettled by Dick Miles and Maurice Candy rebuilt the engine in 2015. The class it runs in is small as only a handful of original Manx Norton's are still raced in the USA today. I am most fortunate to have the opportunity to run such a thoroughbred machine and each outing is something to be savored. </div>
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This year's <b>Classic Motorcycles at the Simeone Museum</b> featured a breathtaking group of motorcycles on display from August 20-Sept 9, 2016. Featured machines included <b>Japanese Motorcycles, Competition Motorcycle and Mid-Century Modern Motorcycles.</b><br />
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Special Guests were Top Fuel Drag Racer Chris Hand and AMA Hall of Fame member, Cook Neilson.<br />
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This year's show featured artwork by photographer Dawn Deppi. Ms. Deppi was also the Featured Artist at Radnor Hunt Concours in September 2016. <br />
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Before he became the editor of Cycle magazine, Cook Neilson drag raced motorcycles and got to quizz our guest , racer Chris Hand on what it takes to do a 300 mph 1/4 mile pass. Chris is the longtime pilot of the Redneck Express, one of the fastest top fuel bikes in the history of the sport.<br />
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Exquisite detail photo of the 1948 Indian Chief of Loren Hulber<br />
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What's better than one authentic Gary Nixon racer? Two, of course ! John Fitch's ex-Gary Nixon Triumph Flat Tracker and Maurice Candy's ex-Gary Nixon 1968 Roadracer</div>
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Yamaha Speed Block Style from the mid 1970's for the two-stroke gang</div>
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Mecum's Ron Christenson loaned the museum the 1928 Excelsior 'Big Bertha' Hillclimber for the exhibit. This bike is due to be sold at the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction January 25-28, 2017</div>
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Loren Hulber, John Lawless, Chris Hand, Cook Neilson and Charlie Kowchak </div>
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Vincent Grey Flash Replica and Sears Allstate (Puch) motorcycle</div>
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THe world famous "Parasite" twin -engine Triumph drag racer was on loan from the John Melniczuk. John's father built and raced the Parasite in the last 1950's with partner Tony Grazia. </div>
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Charlie Kowchak's Harley drag racer and John Lawless's ex- 'Mikey D' BSA Golden Flash drag racer </div>
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The inaugural Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix was held in late September 2016. Nearly 30 cars and 12 motorcycles took to the 2.2 mile street course run on the city streets of Coatesville, PA. The CVGP was the creation of City Manager Mike Trio who wanted to raise money for the city's public pools and help jump start the revitalization. Mr. Trio and Dick Miles, longtime vintage racer and resident, gathered up a group of dedicated volunteers who made happen. The City Police, Fire Department, City Council, Public works contributed many, many hours to making this event a success. Look for even more action in 2017 at the CVGP. Find out more on Facebook at Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix. </div>
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Bill Knox strides by the Dreyer " Big Car" on the way to his Triumph Bonneville on which he set the motorcycle lap record. </div>
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Johnn duPont on the Ducati 250</div>
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#555 Santos Spadaro Alfa Romeo</div>
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Eddie's Jaguar XK 120</div>
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1969 Ferrari Daytona Prototipo Perhaps the best sounding car of the event. The shriek of the 12 cylinder engine bouncing off the tall buildings was simply epic ! </div>
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Motorsports Hall of Fame member George Alderman and Corvette Grand Sport race George Wintersteen take a moment with a CVGP racer</div>
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